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ContestShipping

2010-10-20T22:43:20Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

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[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the belief that {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] belong in a romantic relationship. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode, Drew seems to like her from the moment he sees her, because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. He seems very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[File:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

*''[[AG061|Disaster of Disguise]]''
: At the beginning of the episode, Drew is facing a masked opponent. After being defeated, he runs into Ash and company at the [[Pokémon Center]]. Drew tells May he won't be entering the Contest. May is shocked, but she also seems disappointed she won't be able to see him.

*''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''
: A few scenes in this episode, shows Drew watching the Contest in the audience. During the episode, Drew comments on how May has improved. Later, Drew is surprised that May had won, but also shows that he's happy for her.

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the {{p|Wynaut}}'s little "party," the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: During the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some ContestShippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch {{p|Arcanine}}, [[Team Rocket]] shows up. {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} try to help get Arcanine and {{p|Growlithe}} back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a {{pkmn|Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new Pokémon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it." She then watches him walk away with a sunset background.

[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.
: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.
: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"
: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.
: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.

[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]
* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.


==Alternate names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

ContestShipping

2010-10-20T22:41:26Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

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[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the belief that {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] belong in a romantic relationship. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode, Drew seems to like her from the moment he sees her, because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. He seems very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[File:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

*''[[AG061|Disaster of Disguise]]''
: At the beginning of the episode, Drew is facing a masked opponent. After being defeated, he runs into Ash and company at the [[Pokémon Center]]. Drew tells May he won't be entering the Contest. May is shocked, but she also seems disappointed she won't be able to see him.

*''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''
: A few scenes in this episode, shows Drew watching the Contest in the audience. During the episode, Drew comments on how May has improved. Later, Drew is surprised that May had won, but also shows that he's happy for her.

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the {{p|Wynaut}}'s little "party," the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: During the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some ContestShippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch {{p|Arcanine}}, [[Team Rocket]] shows up. {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} try to help get Arcanine and {{p|Growlithe}} back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a {{pkmn|Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new Pokémon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.
: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.
: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"
: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.
: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.

[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]
* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.


==Alternate names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

PearlShipping

2010-08-19T22:24:54Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Notable PearlShippers */

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[[Image:Pearlshipping.png|thumb|250px|right|Ash and Dawn]]
'''PearlShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトヒカ''' ''SatoHika'') is the name of the pairing between [[Ash Ketchum]] and his newest traveling {{ashfr|companion}}, {{an|Dawn}}, from the [[Pokémon anime]]. This [[shipping|Ship]] is among the more popular anime-based Shippings, along with {{s|Poké}}, {{s|Advance}}, and {{s|Contest}}. The name itself was coined from the belief Dawn's {{ga|Dawn|game persona}} would be linked to the {{ga|Barry|Pearl}} name upon {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}'s release, as was the case for {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, before much was known of either the anime saga or Dawn's character.

==Anime evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[DP004|Dawn of a New Era!]]''
: Dawn feels Ash does not respect or acknowledge her, and both argue with each other throughout most of the episode. She challenges [[Nando]] to a battle, hoping to make Ash realize how good she is as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. In the end, after Nando manages to explain to them that there is no reason to argue, both apologize to one another and exchange a few very sentimental words, strengthening their new friendship.
* ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]''
: Dawn is having a bad hair day and has her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} fix her hair. Before fixing her hair, she refuses to let Ash see her for fear of having him judge her, or that she is simply being self-conscious. Afterward, she asks Ash if he would like his done, too.
* ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]''
: Dawn comments on how awesome Ash looks when making his appeal in the {{ci|Jubilife}} Contest.
[[Image:Dawncheer.jpg|thumb|Dawn in the cheerleading outfit she wore to cheer for Ash]]
* ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''
: Dawn dons a cheerleading outfit, and she and her Pokémon began cheering and dancing for Ash to win and thus giving him the confidence to earn his first [[Badge|gym badge]] in Sinnoh. Neither [[Misty]] nor {{an|May}} ever went to such lengths in any of Ash's battles; they usually sat on the side lines discussing if he would win, though they did plain-out cheer for him.
* ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''
: Dawn sees Ash going off to train his Pokémon and follows for reasons unknown. In a later scene Dawn is inspired by Ash's training to do the same, but then starts crying about her recent Contest failure. When Ash approached her, she didn't want him to worry about it and played along with his assumption that she had dirt in her eyes. Then Ash says he is hungry and Dawn suggests that they get ice cream so that Ash wouldn't have to worry about her.
* ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]''
: Dawn talks to [[Maylene]] to try to convince her to take up Gym Leading again. Perhaps she does this because she can relate to it with her contest failures, but near the end of the conversation she admits she wonders if her Contests are holding Ash back, showing that she cares about his dreams almost more than her own.

* [[DP069|''Enter Galactic!'']]
: Ash claims the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This causes Dawn to blush and she says, "Well, lets just say that I was going to do anything I could to see an awesome Gym Battle between Ash and Maylene!"
* ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]''
: At the start of the episode, Dawn comments on how Ash does very well in training his Pokémon and even saying: "Ash is incredible!" Also, when Contest Master [[Wallace]] mentions the importance of the love between the Trainers and their Pokémon, Dawn agrees and lookes at Ash, as if she just realized something that involves Ash. Ash looks back at Dawn and stares at her in confusion.
* ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]''
: Dawn is proud of Ash because he and Buizel were able to pull off the {{m|Aqua Jet}}-{{m|Ice Beam}} combo that Dawn attempted to perform with Buizel in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'' (named [[Ice Aqua Jet]]), turning the opponent's {{m|Ice Beam}} against it.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: When Ash runs into [[Crasher Wake]] and falls to the ground, Dawn is concerned over Ash's well-being. In another scene, Dawn is so frightened by the appearance of the Croagunk, she hid behind Ash and held onto him.
* ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''
: Dawn becomes worried that Ash's plan to get past the {{p|Psyduck}} would fail and that Ash would end up hurt.
[[Image:HighfiveDP.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Ash and Dawn high-fiving]]
* ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]''
: When Brock finishes packing, and tells Dawn that they're ready to go, she immediately volunteers to go and get Ash. Also, after that, Brock is seen with Happiny, saying that they'd be better off waiting around in the Pokémon Center until Ash and Dawn are done training.
* ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]''
: When Byron's Gym assistant says that [[Byron]] has the upper hand during Ash's gym battle, Dawn gets angry and says, "I am telling you you're wrong! Ash is going to win it for sure!" showing the confidence she has that he will win.
* ''[[DP113|Hold The Phione!]]''
: When Ash asks Dawn what Pokémon she would be using in the upcoming Pokémon Contest, Dawn winks at him and says, "Well who do you ''think'' I would use?"
* ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''
: Dawn stated that she wanted to enter {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} in the {{to|Sandalstraw}} Contest so it could win it for both her and Ash.
*''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Ash is feeling upset when all his Pokémon are badly injured he runs off, and Dawn tries to follow him, but is stopped by Brock. So in order to cheer up Ash after his confidence goes down, Dawn puts on a show for him. Ash didn't know why Dawn was doing the show at first, but Nurse Joy whispered to him that she was doing it to make him and his Pokémon feel better.
*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
: When Ash, Dawn, Brock, [[Khoury]], and {{an|Lyra}} are trapped in a room at the [[Valley Windworks]], Lyra asks Dawn if Ash is her boyfriend. She quickly denies it, bewildered at the question. Lyra goes on, while trapped, about Ash's apparent strong points, putting Ash in a light Dawn likely hadn't seen before.
*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
: After Ash falls into a Trapinch's {{a|Arena Trap}}, Dawn gets so worried about him that she starts to argue with him. While they were arguing, Lyra thinks to herself how nice it is that both Ash and Dawn care about each other so much. Also, Dawn gets startled when Lyra talks about Khoury being her boyfriend.

* [[DP177]]
: After the conclusion of the Grand Festival, Zoey asks Dawn if she can join her back to Snowpoint City. She declines, saying she has something to do. After that, Zoey assumes that Dawn will be cheering Ash on for his upcoming battles, which she confirms.

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[DP018|O'er The Rampardos We Watched]]''
: Dawn is dressed in a cheerleading outfit to cheer Ash on. When she starts cheering with her Pokémon, Ash notices this and said, "Geez, thanks Dawn." As he said this, he had a big grin on his face.
* ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]''
: Ash calms her nerves after she had made what she thought was a bad appeal, and even used her frequent catchphrase, "''No need to worry!''" (Japanese: "''Daijōbu!''") to console her and gave her a caring and loving look.
* ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]''
: Ash signs Dawn up in the {{ci|Hearthome}} [[Tag Battle Tournament]] to cheer her up after her recent Contest loss. When he tells her, she is against it because she thought she wouldn't do well, but Ash claims he thinks she would do great. He also tells her to try her best. When she agrees, he raises his hand with a big grin on his face to give her a high five.
[[Image:Ash Displaying Sadness.png|thumb|right|Ash showing emotion over Dawn's second contest loss.]]
* ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''
: Ash is deeply saddened when Dawn lost in the appeal round for the second time. After the loss, "[[Jessie|Jessalina]]" walks up to her and tells her to leave. Dawn tells "Jessalina" she wants to stay. The camera then turns to her slightly shaking fist. The camera then shoots over to Ash's face. The brown in his eyes can be seen, and this usually only happens when Ash is very upset. He then lowers his head, and hides his eyes behind his hat.
* ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''
: Ash said the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This caused Dawn to blush and she said, "Thanks, but it was all worth it to see an amazing battle between you and Maylene, Ash." This made Ash smile widely at her.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: During the Croagunk Festival, Ash asks Dawn to dance.
* ''[[DP084|Hungry for the Good Life!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn climb onto Team Rocket's [[Team Rocket's mechas|robot]], he falls off and screams her name twice, once while he fell and again when he lost sight of her.
* ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''
: Dawn makes a comment about how Ash should treat his Pokémon like {{Gary}} does and Ash becomes furious. Some PearlShippers consider that to be jealousy of Dawn's supposed feelings for Gary.
* ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]''
: When Dawn becomes frustrated with designing her outfits for the collection, Ash comments on how all her designs are amazing and she should do her best.
* ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''
: When Brock comments on how great [[Conway]] is with his {{p|Venonat}}, Ash begins to get worried and yells, "'Kay Dawn, hang in there!" Later, Ash was extremely happy that Dawn won the prize for being closest to her [[Pokémon]].
* ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]''
: Ash saves Dawn by putting his arm around her waist and pushing her to safety, protecting her from her {{TP|Dawn|Piloswine}} after it went charging at her for more Poffins.
* ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''
: When [[Ursula]] insults Dawn, Dawn becomes mad but as soon as she is about to say something to Ursula as she leaves, Ash yells at her telling her that Dawn is a much better Coordinator and Trainer than she is.
* ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''
: As soon as Ash found out that Dawn fell in the river, he became extremely worried about her and continued to be concerned about her until he found Dawn again. Meanwhile, {{an|Brock}} didn't show nearly as much concern as Ash did.
* ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Dawn puts on a show for Ash and his Pokémon, Ash does not know why, so Nurse Joy tells him that it is to cheer up him and all his Pokémon. When she tells him this, he gives Dawn a weird look as if to say, "Is this true?" Dawn gives him a smile and a wink, saying yes and starts the show. As the show progresses, Ash and his Pokémon are enjoying themselves very much.
* ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
: When Lyra invites Dawn up for a battle with her {{p|Chikorita}}, Ash yells, "Yeah, go Dawn!" and pushes her by the shoulder up on the podium.
* ''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
:During this episode Lyra is trying to make Dawn and Khoury a couple; she does this by staying close to Ash the entire episode. However, when the gang is in the cave, Ash and the others get separated by a flock of {{p|Zubat}}. When this happened, Dawn was seen by herself scared and alone with her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. Soon after, Ash is seen running up to Dawn to save her and calling out her name.
* ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''
: Throughout the episode, Ash continually states Dawn is awesome and "number one."
* ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]''
: In this episode, Ash is seen giving Dawn many kind gestures. First, when Dawn fainted, Ash gives her some warm milk to make her feel better. Here Ash tells her how worried he was about her. His kind words touch Dawn and she thinks that he is being really sweet to her. Second, during the contest, Brock was worried that Dawn's performance wouldn't go to well, but Ash tells him that he believes in Dawn. Finally, after the first round of the contest, Ash runs into the contestant area (Brock behind) and tells her that she was awesome and that her Pokemon were a great pair. These words touch Dawn again and they high five. At the end of the episode, [[Ursula]] comments on how close Ash and Dawn are together.

===Other hints===
[[Image:High_Touch_Pearlshipping.gif‎|thumb|200px|Pearlshipping in the Japanese opening [[High Touch!]]]]
* Ash and Dawn are often seen exchanging high fives whenever one of them accomplishes something, which might possibly portray a deep friendship, as Ash has rarely ever given a high five to anyone else on the show.
*[[Dawn's Buneary]] has {{s|Lagomorph|a crush}} on [[Ash's Pikachu]]. This could be a sign that Dawn may have a crush on Ash, since [[Professor Oak]] and [[Brock]] have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. It is to be pointed out that Buneary developed this crush ''before'' Dawn caught it. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
* So far, Ash has watched all of Dawn's Contests. He did not do this with May because he would sometimes be training his Pokémon instead of watching her.
* Dawn is the source of some of the moves and strategies used in battle by Ash, which include [[Ash's Buizel|Ice Aqua Jet]] & [[Dawn's Piplup|Spin]]. Ash watching Dawn's Contest may (in part) be so he can learn new things to apply in battle.
* One of the movie posters for ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' depicts Pikachu and Piplup sitting on Ash's and Dawn's heads, respectively. Some fans have pointed out that the distance portrayed between Dawn and Ash is very small. However, other fans point out how Ash's hair, which can usually be seen from the sides of his hat, is not present. This may mean the Trainers are not really wearing their hats.
* A Domino's Pizza Kids 2008 Commercial in Japan features Ash and Dawn, as well as some Pokémon.
[[Image:Promo PokemonMovie11.JPG|thumb|100px|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster]]
* [[High Touch!]]
: The opening is sung by Ash and Dawn. The lyrics show how close their friendship is to each other and their Pokémon. But, mainly to each other.
* ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]''
: While Dawn battled a revived {{p|Aerodactyl}}, Ash is fascinated with {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s new dodging tactic that he asks Dawn to help him practice for his rematch. He then has {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}}, and {{AP|Turtwig}} use them in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched]]'' in his rematch with [[Roark]], again in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]'' in his match against Kenny, and a few other times since, the tactic becoming a regular (if not frequent) feature in Ash's strategy.
* ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn were in the submarine, they saw a school of {{p|Luvdisc}}. Some PearlShippers consider this a hint because Luvdisc's [[Pokédex]] entry says if two people see a school of Luvdisc, they will be blessed with eternal love (however, there's been long-debated discrepancies about how much the anime and the game are relatable, and should not be taken at face value. Also, {{s|Advance|AdvanceShippers}} have a similar hint from the [[M09|ninth movie]]).

==Movie evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When {{mov|Darkrai|Darkrai|10}} first appears in front of Ash and company, Dawn runs over to Ash's side. Several other scenes feature Dawn reacting to Ash's predicaments: when Ash is about to fall off the tower, Dawn rushes over to save him. When Ash saves her from falling of the platform, Dawn looks at him with a thankful expression on her face and is holding his hand. And when Ash begins to cry, believing he lost Darkrai, Dawn looks at him with a worried expression and begins to cry as well.
* ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
: When Ash tries to defeat Marcus, he has trouble beating {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Bronzong}}. As soon as they both attack Pikachu, Dawn and her Piplup protect Ash and Pikachu, and help him fight. During this time, Brock is not with Dawn and Ash but with [[Sheena]] and [[Damos]].

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When both Ash and Dawn are falling off the tower together, Ash holds Dawn tight so that she doesn't leave him.

===Other movie hints===
Movie Posters
* Throughout most promotional posters of Diamond & Pearl movies, Brock seemed to be excluded, leaving only Ash and Dawn in them.

==Similarities==
* Both Dawn and Ash saw a [[legendary Pokémon]] at the beginning of their journeys (Ash saw {{an|Ho-Oh}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' and Dawn saw {{p|Mesprit}} in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'').
** They have both seen a [[Lake guardians|lake guardian]]: Dawn and Mesprit in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'', and Ash and {{p|Azelf}} in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' (eventually, Brock saw {{p|Uxie}} as well).
* Neither of Ash or Dawn's fathers have ever been acknowledged on-screen in the anime. They also are only children with no siblings.
* They both have childhood [[rival]]s: Ash's is [[Gary Oak]] and Dawn's is {{si|Kenny}}.
* The rivals of their {{ga|Red|game}} {{ga|Dawn|counterparts}} ({{Gary}} and {{an|Barry}}) have appeared in the anime instead of making a cameo, as {{ga|Silver}} and {{ga|Brendan}} have.
* He first participated in an official Contest at the same time as Dawn.
* They are the only main characters that have battled members of the [[Elite Four]].
* Just like Ash's Pikachu, [[Dawn's Piplup]] wasn't ready to obey her when they first met. Eventually, they became friends.
** Pikachu saved Ash from {{p|Spearow}} in the beginning of his journey while Piplup saved Dawn from {{p|Ariados}}.
** Both Dawn and Ash's first Pokémon have refused to evolve.
** Both of their {{Pkmn2|starter}}s were able to defeat their evolved forms: {{AP|Pikachu}} beat [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} and [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}}, while {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} beat {{si|Kenny}}'s {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}}.
** As of ''[[DP060|Journey To The Unown!]]'', [[Dawn's Piplup]] seems to have become an "out of the ball" Pokémon, as it rarely stays inside its [[Poké Ball]] anymore, and is often seen being carried around by Dawn just as Ash carries around Pikachu on his shoulder.
[[Image:Dominos Ad Nov08.jpg|thumb|right|Scene from a 2008 Domino's Pizza commercial]]
* Both Ash and Dawn have owned Pokémon that refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}} and {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}).
** Both also have a Pokémon they caught in its earliest form, which began to disobey them after evolving once, and then evolved again rather quickly. Eventually, both Pokémon started obeying their Trainers (however, it took [[Ash's Charizard]] longer to obey than [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]).
* They both released the second Pokémon they caught: Ash released {{AP|Pidgeot}} and Dawn released {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. However, Dawn recaptured Pachirisu and Ash said he would come back for Pidgeot (though he has yet to do so).
* Dawn is the only main character in the series, aside from Ash, who owns an {{t|Electric}} Pokémon.
* Ash and Dawn are the only main characters to trade Pokémon with each other: Ash's {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}} for Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}}.
* In ''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]'', Pachirisu becomes ill from having too much electricity, which also happened to Ash's Pikachu between ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'' and ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]''.
* Just like [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Dawn's Piplup]] stopped evolving in the middle of the evolution process.
* Both own a {{p|Cyndaquil}}.
* Both released a fully evolved Pokémon from their current team for training during the the ''Diamond and Pearl'' saga.
** Both are part of a two-evolution family and their base forms relate to Generation II.
* In ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'', Dawn rented an affectionate {{p|Grimer}} whose behavior is similar to that of [[Ash's Muk]].
* Both Ash and Dawn have a parent that is their role model: Ash wants to be a Pokémon master like his dad and Dawn wants to be a top Coordinator like her mom.
* Both Ash and Dawn have a primate Pokémon in training. [[Ash's Primeape]] is training for the [[P1 Grand Prix|Pokémon Grand Prix]], while [[Dawn's Ambipom]] is in training for Pokémon Ping-Pong.

==Notable PearlShippers==
* {{an|Lyra}}
* {{an|Brock}}

==Alternate names==
* '''AADL''', occasionally used, standing for '''A'''sh '''A'''nd '''D'''awn '''L'''ove.
* '''ShinouShipping'''; please note that this name conflicts with {{s|Fortune}}, the pairing of {{ga|Lucas}} and {{ga|Dawn}} in the games, also referred to as ShinouShipping.
* '''Sakari''', also occasionally seen, a name taken from '''Sa'''toshi and Hi'''kari'''.
*'''SatoHika''' which is taken from '''Sato'''shi and '''Hika'''ri.

==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=17204 PearlShipping General Discussion]

==External links==
* [http://fan.akuseru.org/sakari/ The fanlisting for PearlShipping]

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[[Image:Pearlshipping.png|thumb|250px|right|Ash and Dawn]]
'''PearlShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトヒカ''' ''SatoHika'') is the name of the pairing between [[Ash Ketchum]] and his newest traveling {{ashfr|companion}}, {{an|Dawn}}, from the [[Pokémon anime]]. This [[shipping|Ship]] is among the more popular anime-based Shippings, along with {{s|Poké}}, {{s|Advance}}, and {{s|Contest}}. The name itself was coined from the belief Dawn's {{ga|Dawn|game persona}} would be linked to the {{ga|Barry|Pearl}} name upon {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}'s release, as was the case for {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, before much was known of either the anime saga or Dawn's character.

==Anime evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[DP004|Dawn of a New Era!]]''
: Dawn feels Ash does not respect or acknowledge her, and both argue with each other throughout most of the episode. She challenges [[Nando]] to a battle, hoping to make Ash realize how good she is as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. In the end, after Nando manages to explain to them that there is no reason to argue, both apologize to one another and exchange a few very sentimental words, strengthening their new friendship.
* ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]''
: Dawn is having a bad hair day and has her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} fix her hair. Before fixing her hair, she refuses to let Ash see her for fear of having him judge her, or that she is simply being self-conscious. Afterward, she asks Ash if he would like his done, too.
* ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]''
: Dawn comments on how awesome Ash looks when making his appeal in the {{ci|Jubilife}} Contest.
[[Image:Dawncheer.jpg|thumb|Dawn in the cheerleading outfit she wore to cheer for Ash]]
* ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''
: Dawn dons a cheerleading outfit, and she and her Pokémon began cheering and dancing for Ash to win and thus giving him the confidence to earn his first [[Badge|gym badge]] in Sinnoh. Neither [[Misty]] nor {{an|May}} ever went to such lengths in any of Ash's battles; they usually sat on the side lines discussing if he would win, though they did plain-out cheer for him.
* ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''
: Dawn sees Ash going off to train his Pokémon and follows for reasons unknown. In a later scene Dawn is inspired by Ash's training to do the same, but then starts crying about her recent Contest failure. When Ash approached her, she didn't want him to worry about it and played along with his assumption that she had dirt in her eyes. Then Ash says he is hungry and Dawn suggests that they get ice cream so that Ash wouldn't have to worry about her.
* ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]''
: Dawn talks to [[Maylene]] to try to convince her to take up Gym Leading again. Perhaps she does this because she can relate to it with her contest failures, but near the end of the conversation she admits she wonders if her Contests are holding Ash back, showing that she cares about his dreams almost more than her own.

* [[DP069|''Enter Galactic!'']]
: Ash claims the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This causes Dawn to blush and she says, "Well, lets just say that I was going to do anything I could to see an awesome Gym Battle between Ash and Maylene!"
* ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]''
: At the start of the episode, Dawn comments on how Ash does very well in training his Pokémon and even saying: "Ash is incredible!" Also, when Contest Master [[Wallace]] mentions the importance of the love between the Trainers and their Pokémon, Dawn agrees and lookes at Ash, as if she just realized something that involves Ash. Ash looks back at Dawn and stares at her in confusion.
* ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]''
: Dawn is proud of Ash because he and Buizel were able to pull off the {{m|Aqua Jet}}-{{m|Ice Beam}} combo that Dawn attempted to perform with Buizel in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'' (named [[Ice Aqua Jet]]), turning the opponent's {{m|Ice Beam}} against it.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: When Ash runs into [[Crasher Wake]] and falls to the ground, Dawn is concerned over Ash's well-being. In another scene, Dawn is so frightened by the appearance of the Croagunk, she hid behind Ash and held onto him.
* ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''
: Dawn becomes worried that Ash's plan to get past the {{p|Psyduck}} would fail and that Ash would end up hurt.
[[Image:HighfiveDP.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Ash and Dawn high-fiving]]
* ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]''
: When Brock finishes packing, and tells Dawn that they're ready to go, she immediately volunteers to go and get Ash. Also, after that, Brock is seen with Happiny, saying that they'd be better off waiting around in the Pokémon Center until Ash and Dawn are done training.
* ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]''
: When Byron's Gym assistant says that [[Byron]] has the upper hand during Ash's gym battle, Dawn gets angry and says, "I am telling you you're wrong! Ash is going to win it for sure!" showing the confidence she has that he will win.
* ''[[DP113|Hold The Phione!]]''
: When Ash asks Dawn what Pokémon she would be using in the upcoming Pokémon Contest, Dawn winks at him and says, "Well who do you ''think'' I would use?"
* ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''
: Dawn stated that she wanted to enter {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} in the {{to|Sandalstraw}} Contest so it could win it for both her and Ash.
*''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Ash is feeling upset when all his Pokémon are badly injured he runs off, and Dawn tries to follow him, but is stopped by Brock. So in order to cheer up Ash after his confidence goes down, Dawn puts on a show for him. Ash didn't know why Dawn was doing the show at first, but Nurse Joy whispered to him that she was doing it to make him and his Pokémon feel better.
*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
: When Ash, Dawn, Brock, [[Khoury]], and {{an|Lyra}} are trapped in a room at the [[Valley Windworks]], Lyra asks Dawn if Ash is her boyfriend. She quickly denies it, bewildered at the question. Lyra goes on, while trapped, about Ash's apparent strong points, putting Ash in a light Dawn likely hadn't seen before.
*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
: After Ash falls into a Trapinch's {{a|Arena Trap}}, Dawn gets so worried about him that she starts to argue with him. While they were arguing, Lyra thinks to herself how nice it is that both Ash and Dawn care about each other so much. Also, Dawn gets startled when Lyra talks about Khoury being her boyfriend.

* [[DP177]]
: After the conclusion of the Grand Festival, Zoey asks Dawn if she can join her back to Snowpoint City. She declines, saying she has something to do. After that, Zoey assumes that Dawn will be cheering Ash on for his upcoming battles, which she confirms.

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[DP018|O'er The Rampardos We Watched]]''
: Dawn is dressed in a cheerleading outfit to cheer Ash on. When she starts cheering with her Pokémon, Ash notices this and said, "Geez, thanks Dawn." As he said this, he had a big grin on his face.
* ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]''
: Ash calms her nerves after she had made what she thought was a bad appeal, and even used her frequent catchphrase, "''No need to worry!''" (Japanese: "''Daijōbu!''") to console her and gave her a caring and loving look.
* ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]''
: Ash signs Dawn up in the {{ci|Hearthome}} [[Tag Battle Tournament]] to cheer her up after her recent Contest loss. When he tells her, she is against it because she thought she wouldn't do well, but Ash claims he thinks she would do great. He also tells her to try her best. When she agrees, he raises his hand with a big grin on his face to give her a high five.
[[Image:Ash Displaying Sadness.png|thumb|right|Ash showing emotion over Dawn's second contest loss.]]
* ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''
: Ash is deeply saddened when Dawn lost in the appeal round for the second time. After the loss, "[[Jessie|Jessalina]]" walks up to her and tells her to leave. Dawn tells "Jessalina" she wants to stay. The camera then turns to her slightly shaking fist. The camera then shoots over to Ash's face. The brown in his eyes can be seen, and this usually only happens when Ash is very upset. He then lowers his head, and hides his eyes behind his hat.
* ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''
: Ash said the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This caused Dawn to blush and she said, "Thanks, but it was all worth it to see an amazing battle between you and Maylene, Ash." This made Ash smile widely at her.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: During the Croagunk Festival, Ash asks Dawn to dance.
* ''[[DP084|Hungry for the Good Life!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn climb onto Team Rocket's [[Team Rocket's mechas|robot]], he falls off and screams her name twice, once while he fell and again when he lost sight of her.
* ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''
: Dawn makes a comment about how Ash should treat his Pokémon like {{Gary}} does and Ash becomes furious. Some PearlShippers consider that to be jealousy of Dawn's supposed feelings for Gary.
* ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]''
: When Dawn becomes frustrated with designing her outfits for the collection, Ash comments on how all her designs are amazing and she should do her best.
* ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''
: When Brock comments on how great [[Conway]] is with his {{p|Venonat}}, Ash begins to get worried and yells, "'Kay Dawn, hang in there!" Later, Ash was extremely happy that Dawn won the prize for being closest to her [[Pokémon]].
* ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]''
: Ash saves Dawn by putting his arm around her waist and pushing her to safety, protecting her from her {{TP|Dawn|Piloswine}} after it went charging at her for more Poffins.
* ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''
: When [[Ursula]] insults Dawn, Dawn becomes mad but as soon as she is about to say something to Ursula as she leaves, Ash yells at her telling her that Dawn is a much better Coordinator and Trainer than she is.
* ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''
: As soon as Ash found out that Dawn fell in the river, he became extremely worried about her and continued to be concerned about her until he found Dawn again. Meanwhile, {{an|Brock}} didn't show nearly as much concern as Ash did.
* ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Dawn puts on a show for Ash and his Pokémon, Ash does not know why, so Nurse Joy tells him that it is to cheer up him and all his Pokémon. When she tells him this, he gives Dawn a weird look as if to say, "Is this true?" Dawn gives him a smile and a wink, saying yes and starts the show. As the show progresses, Ash and his Pokémon are enjoying themselves very much.
* ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
: When Lyra invites Dawn up for a battle with her {{p|Chikorita}}, Ash yells, "Yeah, go Dawn!" and pushes her by the shoulder up on the podium.
* ''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
:During this episode Lyra is trying to make Dawn and Khoury a couple; she does this by staying close to Ash the entire episode. However, when the gang is in the cave, Ash and the others get separated by a flock of {{p|Zubat}}. When this happened, Dawn was seen by herself scared and alone with her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. Soon after, Ash is seen running up to Dawn to save her and calling out her name.
* ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''
: Throughout the episode, Ash continually states Dawn is awesome and "number one."
* ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]''
: In this episode, Ash is seen giving Dawn many kind gestures. First, when Dawn fainted, Ash gives her some warm milk to make her feel better. Here Ash tells her how worried he was about her. His kind words touch Dawn and she thinks that he is being really sweet to her. Second, during the contest, Brock was worried that Dawn's performance wouldn't go to well, but Ash tells him that he believes in Dawn. Finally, after the first round of the contest, Ash runs into the contestant area (Brock behind) and tells her that she was awesome and that her Pokemon were a great pair. These words touch Dawn again and they high five. At the end of the episode, [[Ursula]] comments on how close Ash and Dawn are together.

===Other hints===
[[Image:High_Touch_Pearlshipping.gif‎|thumb|200px|Pearlshipping in the Japanese opening [[High Touch!]]]]
* Ash and Dawn are often seen exchanging high fives whenever one of them accomplishes something, which might possibly portray a deep friendship, as Ash has rarely ever given a high five to anyone else on the show.
*[[Dawn's Buneary]] has {{s|Lagomorph|a crush}} on [[Ash's Pikachu]]. This could be a sign that Dawn may have a crush on Ash, since [[Professor Oak]] and [[Brock]] have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. It is to be pointed out that Buneary developed this crush ''before'' Dawn caught it. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
* So far, Ash has watched all of Dawn's Contests. He did not do this with May because he would sometimes be training his Pokémon instead of watching her.
* Dawn is the source of some of the moves and strategies used in battle by Ash, which include [[Ash's Buizel|Ice Aqua Jet]] & [[Dawn's Piplup|Spin]]. Ash watching Dawn's Contest may (in part) be so he can learn new things to apply in battle.
* One of the movie posters for ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' depicts Pikachu and Piplup sitting on Ash's and Dawn's heads, respectively. Some fans have pointed out that the distance portrayed between Dawn and Ash is very small. However, other fans point out how Ash's hair, which can usually be seen from the sides of his hat, is not present. This may mean the Trainers are not really wearing their hats.
* A Domino's Pizza Kids 2008 Commercial in Japan features Ash and Dawn, as well as some Pokémon.
[[Image:Promo PokemonMovie11.JPG|thumb|100px|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster]]
* [[High Touch!]]
: The opening is sung by Ash and Dawn. The lyrics show how close their friendship is to each other and their Pokémon. But, mainly to each other.
* ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]''
: While Dawn battled a revived {{p|Aerodactyl}}, Ash is fascinated with {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s new dodging tactic that he asks Dawn to help him practice for his rematch. He then has {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}}, and {{AP|Turtwig}} use them in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched]]'' in his rematch with [[Roark]], again in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]'' in his match against Kenny, and a few other times since, the tactic becoming a regular (if not frequent) feature in Ash's strategy.
* ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn were in the submarine, they saw a school of {{p|Luvdisc}}. Some PearlShippers consider this a hint because Luvdisc's [[Pokédex]] entry says if two people see a school of Luvdisc, they will be blessed with eternal love (however, there's been long-debated discrepancies about how much the anime and the game are relatable, and should not be taken at face value. Also, {{s|Advance|AdvanceShippers}} have a similar hint from the [[M09|ninth movie]]).

==Movie evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When {{mov|Darkrai|Darkrai|10}} first appears in front of Ash and company, Dawn runs over to Ash's side. Several other scenes feature Dawn reacting to Ash's predicaments: when Ash is about to fall off the tower, Dawn rushes over to save him. When Ash saves her from falling of the platform, Dawn looks at him with a thankful expression on her face and is holding his hand. And when Ash begins to cry, believing he lost Darkrai, Dawn looks at him with a worried expression and begins to cry as well.
* ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
: When Ash tries to defeat Marcus, he has trouble beating {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Bronzong}}. As soon as they both attack Pikachu, Dawn and her Piplup protect Ash and Pikachu, and help him fight. During this time, Brock is not with Dawn and Ash but with [[Sheena]] and [[Damos]].

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When both Ash and Dawn are falling off the tower together, Ash holds Dawn tight so that she doesn't leave him.

===Other movie hints===
Movie Posters
* Throughout most promotional posters of Diamond & Pearl movies, Brock seemed to be excluded, leaving only Ash and Dawn in them.

==Similarities==
* Both Dawn and Ash saw a [[legendary Pokémon]] at the beginning of their journeys (Ash saw {{an|Ho-Oh}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' and Dawn saw {{p|Mesprit}} in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'').
** They have both seen a [[Lake guardians|lake guardian]]: Dawn and Mesprit in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'', and Ash and {{p|Azelf}} in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' (eventually, Brock saw {{p|Uxie}} as well).
* Neither of Ash or Dawn's fathers have ever been acknowledged on-screen in the anime. They also are only children with no siblings.
* They both have childhood [[rival]]s: Ash's is [[Gary Oak]] and Dawn's is {{si|Kenny}}.
* The rivals of their {{ga|Red|game}} {{ga|Dawn|counterparts}} ({{Gary}} and {{an|Barry}}) have appeared in the anime instead of making a cameo, as {{ga|Silver}} and {{ga|Brendan}} have.
* He first participated in an official Contest at the same time as Dawn.
* They are the only main characters that have battled members of the [[Elite Four]].
* Just like Ash's Pikachu, [[Dawn's Piplup]] wasn't ready to obey her when they first met. Eventually, they became friends.
** Pikachu saved Ash from {{p|Spearow}} in the beginning of his journey while Piplup saved Dawn from {{p|Ariados}}.
** Both Dawn and Ash's first Pokémon have refused to evolve.
** Both of their {{Pkmn2|starter}}s were able to defeat their evolved forms: {{AP|Pikachu}} beat [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} and [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}}, while {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} beat {{si|Kenny}}'s {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}}.
** As of ''[[DP060|Journey To The Unown!]]'', [[Dawn's Piplup]] seems to have become an "out of the ball" Pokémon, as it rarely stays inside its [[Poké Ball]] anymore, and is often seen being carried around by Dawn just as Ash carries around Pikachu on his shoulder.
[[Image:Dominos Ad Nov08.jpg|thumb|right|Scene from a 2008 Domino's Pizza commercial]]
* Both Ash and Dawn have owned Pokémon that refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}} and {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}).
** Both also have a Pokémon they caught in its earliest form, which began to disobey them after evolving once, and then evolved again rather quickly. Eventually, both Pokémon started obeying their Trainers (however, it took [[Ash's Charizard]] longer to obey than [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]).
* They both released the second Pokémon they caught: Ash released {{AP|Pidgeot}} and Dawn released {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. However, Dawn recaptured Pachirisu and Ash said he would come back for Pidgeot (though he has yet to do so).
* Dawn is the only main character in the series, aside from Ash, who owns an {{t|Electric}} Pokémon.
* Ash and Dawn are the only main characters to trade Pokémon with each other: Ash's {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}} for Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}}.
* In ''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]'', Pachirisu becomes ill from having too much electricity, which also happened to Ash's Pikachu between ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'' and ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]''.
* Just like [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Dawn's Piplup]] stopped evolving in the middle of the evolution process.
* Both own a {{p|Cyndaquil}}.
* Both released a fully evolved Pokémon from their current team for training during the the ''Diamond and Pearl'' saga.
** Both are part of a two-evolution family and their base forms relate to Generation II.
* In ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'', Dawn rented an affectionate {{p|Grimer}} whose behavior is similar to that of [[Ash's Muk]].
* Both Ash and Dawn have a parent that is their role model: Ash wants to be a Pokémon master like his dad and Dawn wants to be a top Coordinator like her mom.
* Both Ash and Dawn have a primate Pokémon in training. [[Ash's Primeape]] is training for the [[P1 Grand Prix|Pokémon Grand Prix]], while [[Dawn's Ambipom]] is in training for Pokémon Ping-Pong.

==Notable PearlShippers==
* {{an|Lyra}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|Ursula}}

==Alternate names==
* '''AADL''', occasionally used, standing for '''A'''sh '''A'''nd '''D'''awn '''L'''ove.
* '''ShinouShipping'''; please note that this name conflicts with {{s|Fortune}}, the pairing of {{ga|Lucas}} and {{ga|Dawn}} in the games, also referred to as ShinouShipping.
* '''Sakari''', also occasionally seen, a name taken from '''Sa'''toshi and Hi'''kari'''.
*'''SatoHika''' which is taken from '''Sato'''shi and '''Hika'''ri.

==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=17204 PearlShipping General Discussion]

==External links==
* [http://fan.akuseru.org/sakari/ The fanlisting for PearlShipping]

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[[Image:Pearlshipping.png|thumb|250px|right|Ash and Dawn]]
'''PearlShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトヒカ''' ''SatoHika'') is the name of the pairing between [[Ash Ketchum]] and his newest traveling {{ashfr|companion}}, {{an|Dawn}}, from the [[Pokémon anime]]. This [[shipping|Ship]] is among the more popular anime-based Shippings, along with {{s|Poké}}, {{s|Advance}}, and {{s|Contest}}. The name itself was coined from the belief Dawn's {{ga|Dawn|game persona}} would be linked to the {{ga|Barry|Pearl}} name upon {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}'s release, as was the case for {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, before much was known of either the anime saga or Dawn's character.

==Anime evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[DP004|Dawn of a New Era!]]''
: Dawn feels Ash does not respect or acknowledge her, and both argue with each other throughout most of the episode. She challenges [[Nando]] to a battle, hoping to make Ash realize how good she is as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. In the end, after Nando manages to explain to them that there is no reason to argue, both apologize to one another and exchange a few very sentimental words, strengthening their new friendship.
* ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]''
: Dawn is having a bad hair day and has her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} fix her hair. Before fixing her hair, she refuses to let Ash see her for fear of having him judge her, or that she is simply being self-conscious. Afterward, she asks Ash if he would like his done, too.
* ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]''
: Dawn comments on how awesome Ash looks when making his appeal in the {{ci|Jubilife}} Contest.
[[Image:Dawncheer.jpg|thumb|Dawn in the cheerleading outfit she wore to cheer for Ash]]
* ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''
: Dawn dons a cheerleading outfit, and she and her Pokémon began cheering and dancing for Ash to win and thus giving him the confidence to earn his first [[Badge|gym badge]] in Sinnoh. Neither [[Misty]] nor {{an|May}} ever went to such lengths in any of Ash's battles; they usually sat on the side lines discussing if he would win, though they did plain-out cheer for him.
* ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''
: Dawn sees Ash going off to train his Pokémon and follows for reasons unknown. In a later scene Dawn is inspired by Ash's training to do the same, but then starts crying about her recent Contest failure. When Ash approached her, she didn't want him to worry about it and played along with his assumption that she had dirt in her eyes. Then Ash says he is hungry and Dawn suggests that they get ice cream so that Ash wouldn't have to worry about her.
* ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]''
: Dawn talks to [[Maylene]] to try to convince her to take up Gym Leading again. Perhaps she does this because she can relate to it with her contest failures, but near the end of the conversation she admits she wonders if her Contests are holding Ash back, showing that she cares about his dreams almost more than her own.

* [[DP069|''Enter Galactic!'']]
: Ash claims the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This causes Dawn to blush and she says, "Well, lets just say that I was going to do anything I could to see an awesome Gym Battle between Ash and Maylene!"
* ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]''
: At the start of the episode, Dawn comments on how Ash does very well in training his Pokémon and even saying: "Ash is incredible!" Also, when Contest Master [[Wallace]] mentions the importance of the love between the Trainers and their Pokémon, Dawn agrees and lookes at Ash, as if she just realized something that involves Ash. Ash looks back at Dawn and stares at her in confusion.
* ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]''
: Dawn is proud of Ash because he and Buizel were able to pull off the {{m|Aqua Jet}}-{{m|Ice Beam}} combo that Dawn attempted to perform with Buizel in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'' (named [[Ice Aqua Jet]]), turning the opponent's {{m|Ice Beam}} against it.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: When Ash runs into [[Crasher Wake]] and falls to the ground, Dawn is concerned over Ash's well-being. In another scene, Dawn is so frightened by the appearance of the Croagunk, she hid behind Ash and held onto him.
* ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''
: Dawn becomes worried that Ash's plan to get past the {{p|Psyduck}} would fail and that Ash would end up hurt.
[[Image:HighfiveDP.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Ash and Dawn high-fiving]]
* ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]''
: When Brock finishes packing, and tells Dawn that they're ready to go, she immediately volunteers to go and get Ash. Also, after that, Brock is seen with Happiny, saying that they'd be better off waiting around in the Pokémon Center until Ash and Dawn are done training.
* ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]''
: When Byron's Gym assistant says that [[Byron]] has the upper hand during Ash's gym battle, Dawn gets angry and says, "I am telling you you're wrong! Ash is going to win it for sure!" showing the confidence she has that he will win.
* ''[[DP113|Hold The Phione!]]''
: When Ash asks Dawn what Pokémon she would be using in the upcoming Pokémon Contest, Dawn winks at him and says, "Well who do you ''think'' I would use?"
* ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''
: Dawn stated that she wanted to enter {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} in the {{to|Sandalstraw}} Contest so it could win it for both her and Ash.
*''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Ash is feeling upset when all his Pokémon are badly injured he runs off, and Dawn tries to follow him, but is stopped by Brock. So in order to cheer up Ash after his confidence goes down, Dawn puts on a show for him. Ash didn't know why Dawn was doing the show at first, but Nurse Joy whispered to him that she was doing it to make him and his Pokémon feel better.
*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
: When Ash, Dawn, Brock, [[Khoury]], and {{an|Lyra}} are trapped in a room at the [[Valley Windworks]], Lyra asks Dawn if Ash is her boyfriend. She quickly denies it, bewildered at the question. Lyra goes on, while trapped, about Ash's apparent strong points, putting Ash in a light Dawn likely hadn't seen before.
*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
: After Ash falls into a Trapinch's {{a|Arena Trap}}, Dawn gets so worried about him that she starts to argue with him. While they were arguing, Lyra thinks to herself how nice it is that both Ash and Dawn care about each other so much. Also, Dawn gets startled when Lyra talks about Khoury being her boyfriend.

* [[DP177]]
: After the conclusion of the Grand Festival, Zoey asks Dawn if she can join her back to Snowpoint City. She declines, saying she has something to do. After that, Zoey assumes that Dawn will be cheering Ash on for his upcoming battles, which she confirms.

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[DP018|O'er The Rampardos We Watched]]''
: Dawn is dressed in a cheerleading outfit to cheer Ash on. When she starts cheering with her Pokémon, Ash notices this and said, "Geez, thanks Dawn." As he said this, he had a big grin on his face.
* ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]''
: Ash calms her nerves after she had made what she thought was a bad appeal, and even used her frequent catchphrase, "''No need to worry!''" (Japanese: "''Daijōbu!''") to console her and gave her a caring and loving look.
* ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]''
: Ash signs Dawn up in the {{ci|Hearthome}} [[Tag Battle Tournament]] to cheer her up after her recent Contest loss. When he tells her, she is against it because she thought she wouldn't do well, but Ash claims he thinks she would do great. He also tells her to try her best. When she agrees, he raises his hand with a big grin on his face to give her a high five.
[[Image:Ash Displaying Sadness.png|thumb|right|Ash showing emotion over Dawn's second contest loss.]]
* ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''
: Ash is deeply saddened when Dawn lost in the appeal round for the second time. After the loss, "[[Jessie|Jessalina]]" walks up to her and tells her to leave. Dawn tells "Jessalina" she wants to stay. The camera then turns to her slightly shaking fist. The camera then shoots over to Ash's face. The brown in his eyes can be seen, and this usually only happens when Ash is very upset. He then lowers his head, and hides his eyes behind his hat.
* ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''
: Ash said the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This caused Dawn to blush and she said, "Thanks, but it was all worth it to see an amazing battle between you and Maylene, Ash." This made Ash smile widely at her.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: During the Croagunk Festival, Ash asks Dawn to dance.
* ''[[DP084|Hungry for the Good Life!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn climb onto Team Rocket's [[Team Rocket's mechas|robot]], he falls off and screams her name twice, once while he fell and again when he lost sight of her.
* ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''
: Dawn makes a comment about how Ash should treat his Pokémon like {{Gary}} does and Ash becomes furious. Some PearlShippers consider that to be jealousy of Dawn's supposed feelings for Gary.
* ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]''
: When Dawn becomes frustrated with designing her outfits for the collection, Ash comments on how all her designs are amazing and she should do her best.
* ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''
: When Brock comments on how great [[Conway]] is with his {{p|Venonat}}, Ash begins to get worried and yells, "'Kay Dawn, hang in there!" Later, Ash was extremely happy that Dawn won the prize for being closest to her [[Pokémon]].
* ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]''
: Ash saves Dawn by putting his arm around her waist and pushing her to safety, protecting her from her {{TP|Dawn|Piloswine}} after it went charging at her for more Poffins.
* ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''
: When [[Ursula]] insults Dawn, Dawn becomes mad but as soon as she is about to say something to Ursula as she leaves, Ash yells at her telling her that Dawn is a much better Coordinator and Trainer than she is.
* ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''
: As soon as Ash found out that Dawn fell in the river, he became extremely worried about her and continued to be concerned about her until he found Dawn again. Meanwhile, {{an|Brock}} didn't show nearly as much concern as Ash did.
* ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Dawn puts on a show for Ash and his Pokémon, Ash does not know why, so Nurse Joy tells him that it is to cheer up him and all his Pokémon. When she tells him this, he gives Dawn a weird look as if to say, "Is this true?" Dawn gives him a smile and a wink, saying yes and starts the show. As the show progresses, Ash and his Pokémon are enjoying themselves very much.
* ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
: When Lyra invites Dawn up for a battle with her {{p|Chikorita}}, Ash yells, "Yeah, go Dawn!" and pushes her by the shoulder up on the podium.
* ''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
:During this episode Lyra is trying to make Dawn and Khoury a couple; she does this by staying close to Ash the entire episode. However, when the gang is in the cave, Ash and the others get separated by a flock of {{p|Zubat}}. When this happened, Dawn was seen by herself scared and alone with her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. Soon after, Ash is seen running up to Dawn to save her and calling out her name.
* ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''
: Throughout the episode, Ash continually states Dawn is awesome and "number one."
* ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]''
: In this episode, Ash is seen giving Dawn many kind gestures. First, when Dawn fainted, Ash gives her some warm milk to make her feel better. Here Ash tells her how worried he was about her. His kind words touch Dawn and she thinks that he is being really sweet to her. Second, during the contest, Brock was worried that Dawn's performance wouldn't go to well, but Ash tells him that he believes in Dawn. Finally, after the first round of the contest, Ash runs into the contestant area (Brock behind) and tells her that she was awesome and that her Pokemon were a great pair. These words touch Dawn again and they high five. At the end of the episode, [[Ursula]] comments on how close Ash and Dawn are together.

===Other hints===
[[Image:High_Touch_Pearlshipping.gif‎|thumb|200px|Pearlshipping in the Japanese opening [[High Touch!]]]]
* Ash and Dawn are often seen exchanging high fives whenever one of them accomplishes something, which might possibly portray a deep friendship, as Ash has rarely ever given a high five to anyone else on the show.
*[[Dawn's Buneary]] has {{s|Lagomorph|a crush}} on [[Ash's Pikachu]]. This could be a sign that Dawn may have a crush on Ash, since [[Professor Oak]] and [[Brock]] have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. It is to be pointed out that Buneary developed this crush ''before'' Dawn caught it. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
* So far, Ash has watched all of Dawn's Contests. He did not do this with May because he would sometimes be training his Pokémon instead of watching her.
* Dawn is the source of some of the moves and strategies used in battle by Ash, which include [[Ash's Buizel|Ice Aqua Jet]] & [[Dawn's Piplup|Spin]]. Ash watching Dawn's Contest may (in part) be so he can learn new things to apply in battle.
* One of the movie posters for ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' depicts Pikachu and Piplup sitting on Ash's and Dawn's heads, respectively. Some fans have pointed out that the distance portrayed between Dawn and Ash is very small. However, other fans point out how Ash's hair, which can usually be seen from the sides of his hat, is not present. This may mean the Trainers are not really wearing their hats.
* A Domino's Pizza Kids 2008 Commercial in Japan features Ash and Dawn, as well as some Pokémon.
[[Image:Promo PokemonMovie11.JPG|thumb|100px|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster]]
* [[High Touch!]]
: The opening is sung by Ash and Dawn. The lyrics show how close their friendship is to each other and their Pokémon. But, mainly to each other.
* ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]''
: While Dawn battled a revived {{p|Aerodactyl}}, Ash is fascinated with {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s new dodging tactic that he asks Dawn to help him practice for his rematch. He then has {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}}, and {{AP|Turtwig}} use them in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched]]'' in his rematch with [[Roark]], again in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]'' in his match against Kenny, and a few other times since, the tactic becoming a regular (if not frequent) feature in Ash's strategy.
* ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn were in the submarine, they saw a school of {{p|Luvdisc}}. Some PearlShippers consider this a hint because Luvdisc's [[Pokédex]] entry says if two people see a school of Luvdisc, they will be blessed with eternal love (however, there's been long-debated discrepancies about how much the anime and the game are relatable, and should not be taken at face value. Also, {{s|Advance|AdvanceShippers}} have a similar hint from the [[M09|ninth movie]]).

==Movie evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When {{mov|Darkrai|Darkrai|10}} first appears in front of Ash and company, Dawn runs over to Ash's side. Several other scenes feature Dawn reacting to Ash's predicaments: when Ash is about to fall off the tower, Dawn rushes over to save him. When Ash saves her from falling of the platform, Dawn looks at him with a thankful expression on her face and is holding his hand. And when Ash begins to cry, believing he lost Darkrai, Dawn looks at him with a worried expression and begins to cry as well.
* ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
: When Ash tries to defeat Marcus, he has trouble beating {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Bronzong}}. As soon as they both attack Pikachu, Dawn and her Piplup protect Ash and Pikachu, and help him fight. During this time, Brock is not with Dawn and Ash but with [[Sheena]] and [[Damos]].

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When both Ash and Dawn are falling off the tower together, Ash holds Dawn tight so that she doesn't leave him.

===Other movie hints===
Movie Posters
* Throughout most promotional posters of Diamond & Pearl movies, Brock seemed to be excluded, leaving only Ash and Dawn in them.

==Similarities==
* Both Dawn and Ash saw a [[legendary Pokémon]] at the beginning of their journeys (Ash saw {{an|Ho-Oh}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' and Dawn saw {{p|Mesprit}} in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'').
** They have both seen a [[Lake guardians|lake guardian]]: Dawn and Mesprit in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'', and Ash and {{p|Azelf}} in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' (eventually, Brock saw {{p|Uxie}} as well).
* Neither of Ash or Dawn's fathers have ever been acknowledged on-screen in the anime. They also are only children with no siblings.
* They both have childhood [[rival]]s: Ash's is [[Gary Oak]] and Dawn's is {{si|Kenny}}.
* The rivals of their {{ga|Red|game}} {{ga|Dawn|counterparts}} ({{Gary}} and {{an|Barry}}) have appeared in the anime instead of making a cameo, as {{ga|Silver}} and {{ga|Brendan}} have.
* He first participated in an official Contest at the same time as Dawn.
* They are the only main characters that have battled members of the [[Elite Four]].
* Just like Ash's Pikachu, [[Dawn's Piplup]] wasn't ready to obey her when they first met. Eventually, they became friends.
** Pikachu saved Ash from {{p|Spearow}} in the beginning of his journey while Piplup saved Dawn from {{p|Ariados}}.
** Both Dawn and Ash's first Pokémon have refused to evolve.
** Both of their {{Pkmn2|starter}}s were able to defeat their evolved forms: {{AP|Pikachu}} beat [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} and [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}}, while {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} beat {{si|Kenny}}'s {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}}.
** As of ''[[DP060|Journey To The Unown!]]'', [[Dawn's Piplup]] seems to have become an "out of the ball" Pokémon, as it rarely stays inside its [[Poké Ball]] anymore, and is often seen being carried around by Dawn just as Ash carries around Pikachu on his shoulder.
[[Image:Dominos Ad Nov08.jpg|thumb|right|Scene from a 2008 Domino's Pizza commercial]]
* Both Ash and Dawn have owned Pokémon that refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}} and {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}).
** Both also have a Pokémon they caught in its earliest form, which began to disobey them after evolving once, and then evolved again rather quickly. Eventually, both Pokémon started obeying their Trainers (however, it took [[Ash's Charizard]] longer to obey than [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]).
* They both released the second Pokémon they caught: Ash released {{AP|Pidgeot}} and Dawn released {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. However, Dawn recaptured Pachirisu and Ash said he would come back for Pidgeot (though he has yet to do so).
* Dawn is the only main character in the series, aside from Ash, who owns an {{t|Electric}} Pokémon.
* Ash and Dawn are the only main characters to trade Pokémon with each other: Ash's {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}} for Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}}.
* In ''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]'', Pachirisu becomes ill from having too much electricity, which also happened to Ash's Pikachu between ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'' and ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]''.
* Just like [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Dawn's Piplup]] stopped evolving in the middle of the evolution process.
* Both own a {{p|Cyndaquil}}.
* Both released a fully evolved Pokémon from their current team for training during the the ''Diamond and Pearl'' saga.
** Both are part of a two-evolution family and their base forms relate to Generation II.
* In ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'', Dawn rented an affectionate {{p|Grimer}} whose behavior is similar to that of [[Ash's Muk]].
* Both Ash and Dawn have a parent that is their role model: Ash wants to be a Pokémon master like his dad and Dawn wants to be a top Coordinator like her mom.
* Both Ash and Dawn have a primate Pokémon in training. [[Ash's Primeape]] is training for the [[P1 Grand Prix|Pokémon Grand Prix]], while [[Dawn's Ambipom]] is in training for Pokémon Ping-Pong.

==Notable PearlShippers==
* {{an|Lyra}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|Ursula}}

==Alternate names==
* '''AADL''', occasionally used, standing for '''A'''sh '''A'''nd '''D'''awn '''L'''ove.
* '''ShinouShipping'''; please note that this name conflicts with {{s|Fortune}}, the pairing of {{ga|Lucas}} and {{ga|Dawn}} in the games, also referred to as ShinouShipping.
* '''Sakari''', also occasionally seen, a name taken from '''Sa'''toshi and Hi'''kari'''.
*'''SatoHika''' which is taken from '''Sato'''shi and '''Hika'''ri.

==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=17204 PearlShipping General Discussion]

==External links==
* [http://fan.akuseru.org/sakari/ The fanlisting for PearlShipping]

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PearlShipping

2010-08-19T22:19:31Z

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[[Image:Pearlshipping.png|thumb|250px|right|Ash and Dawn]]
'''PearlShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトヒカ''' ''SatoHika'') is the name of the pairing between [[Ash Ketchum]] and his newest traveling {{ashfr|companion}}, {{an|Dawn}}, from the [[Pokémon anime]]. This [[shipping|Ship]] is among the more popular anime-based Shippings, along with {{s|Poké}}, {{s|Advance}}, and {{s|Contest}}. The name itself was coined from the belief Dawn's {{ga|Dawn|game persona}} would be linked to the {{ga|Barry|Pearl}} name upon {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}'s release, as was the case for {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, before much was known of either the anime saga or Dawn's character.

==Anime evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[DP004|Dawn of a New Era!]]''
: Dawn feels Ash does not respect or acknowledge her, and both argue with each other throughout most of the episode. She challenges [[Nando]] to a battle, hoping to make Ash realize how good she is as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. In the end, after Nando manages to explain to them that there is no reason to argue, both apologize to one another and exchange a few very sentimental words, strengthening their new friendship.
* ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]''
: Dawn is having a bad hair day and has her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} fix her hair. Before fixing her hair, she refuses to let Ash see her for fear of having him judge her, or that she is simply being self-conscious. Afterward, she asks Ash if he would like his done, too.
* ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]''
: Dawn comments on how awesome Ash looks when making his appeal in the {{ci|Jubilife}} Contest.
[[Image:Dawncheer.jpg|thumb|Dawn in the cheerleading outfit she wore to cheer for Ash]]
* ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''
: Dawn dons a cheerleading outfit, and she and her Pokémon began cheering and dancing for Ash to win and thus giving him the confidence to earn his first [[Badge|gym badge]] in Sinnoh. Neither [[Misty]] nor {{an|May}} ever went to such lengths in any of Ash's battles; they usually sat on the side lines discussing if he would win, though they did plain-out cheer for him.
* ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''
: Dawn sees Ash going off to train his Pokémon and follows for reasons unknown. In a later scene Dawn is inspired by Ash's training to do the same, but then starts crying about her recent Contest failure. When Ash approached her, she didn't want him to worry about it and played along with his assumption that she had dirt in her eyes. Then Ash says he is hungry and Dawn suggests that they get ice cream so that Ash wouldn't have to worry about her.
* ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]''
: Dawn talks to [[Maylene]] to try to convince her to take up Gym Leading again. Perhaps she does this because she can relate to it with her contest failures, but near the end of the conversation she admits she wonders if her Contests are holding Ash back, showing that she cares about his dreams almost more than her own.

* [[DP069|''Enter Galactic!'']]
: Ash claims the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This causes Dawn to blush and she says, "Well, lets just say that I was going to do anything I could to see an awesome Gym Battle between Ash and Maylene!"
* ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]''
: At the start of the episode, Dawn comments on how Ash does very well in training his Pokémon and even saying: "Ash is incredible!" Also, when Contest Master [[Wallace]] mentions the importance of the love between the Trainers and their Pokémon, Dawn agrees and lookes at Ash, as if she just realized something that involves Ash. Ash looks back at Dawn and stares at her in confusion.
* ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]''
: Dawn is proud of Ash because he and Buizel were able to pull off the {{m|Aqua Jet}}-{{m|Ice Beam}} combo that Dawn attempted to perform with Buizel in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'' (named [[Ice Aqua Jet]]), turning the opponent's {{m|Ice Beam}} against it.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: When Ash runs into [[Crasher Wake]] and falls to the ground, Dawn is concerned over Ash's well-being. In another scene, Dawn is so frightened by the appearance of the Croagunk, she hid behind Ash and held onto him.
* ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''
: Dawn becomes worried that Ash's plan to get past the {{p|Psyduck}} would fail and that Ash would end up hurt.
[[Image:HighfiveDP.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Ash and Dawn high-fiving]]
* ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]''
: When Brock finishes packing, and tells Dawn that they're ready to go, she immediately volunteers to go and get Ash. Also, after that, Brock is seen with Happiny, saying that they'd be better off waiting around in the Pokémon Center until Ash and Dawn are done training.
* ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]''
: When Byron's Gym assistant says that [[Byron]] has the upper hand during Ash's gym battle, Dawn gets angry and says, "I am telling you you're wrong! Ash is going to win it for sure!" showing the confidence she has that he will win.
* ''[[DP113|Hold The Phione!]]''
: When Ash asks Dawn what Pokémon she would be using in the upcoming Pokémon Contest, Dawn winks at him and says, "Well who do you ''think'' I would use?"
* ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''
: Dawn stated that she wanted to enter {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} in the {{to|Sandalstraw}} Contest so it could win it for both her and Ash.
*''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Ash is feeling upset when all his Pokémon are badly injured he runs off, and Dawn tries to follow him, but is stopped by Brock. So in order to cheer up Ash after his confidence goes down, Dawn puts on a show for him. Ash didn't know why Dawn was doing the show at first, but Nurse Joy whispered to him that she was doing it to make him and his Pokémon feel better.
*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
: When Ash, Dawn, Brock, [[Khoury]], and {{an|Lyra}} are trapped in a room at the [[Valley Windworks]], Lyra asks Dawn if Ash is her boyfriend. She quickly denies it, bewildered at the question. Lyra goes on, while trapped, about Ash's apparent strong points, putting Ash in a light Dawn likely hadn't seen before.
*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
: After Ash falls into a Trapinch's {{a|Arena Trap}}, Dawn gets so worried about him that she starts to argue with him. While they were arguing, Lyra thinks to herself how nice it is that both Ash and Dawn care about each other so much. Also, Dawn gets startled when Lyra talks about Khoury being her boyfriend.

* [[DP177]]
: After the conclusion of the Grand Festival, Zoey asks Dawn if she can join her back to Snowpoint City. She declines, saying she has something to do. After that, Zoey assumes that Dawn will be cheering Ash on for his upcoming battles, which she confirms.

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[DP018|O'er The Rampardos We Watched]]''
: Dawn is dressed in a cheerleading outfit to cheer Ash on. When she starts cheering with her Pokémon, Ash notices this and said, "Geez, thanks Dawn." As he said this, he had a big grin on his face.
* ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]''
: Ash calms her nerves after she had made what she thought was a bad appeal, and even used her frequent catchphrase, "''No need to worry!''" (Japanese: "''Daijōbu!''") to console her and gave her a caring and loving look.
* ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]''
: Ash signs Dawn up in the {{ci|Hearthome}} [[Tag Battle Tournament]] to cheer her up after her recent Contest loss. When he tells her, she is against it because she thought she wouldn't do well, but Ash claims he thinks she would do great. He also tells her to try her best. When she agrees, he raises his hand with a big grin on his face to give her a high five.
[[Image:Ash Displaying Sadness.png|thumb|right|Ash showing emotion over Dawn's second contest loss.]]
* ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''
: Ash is deeply saddened when Dawn lost in the appeal round for the second time. After the loss, "[[Jessie|Jessalina]]" walks up to her and tells her to leave. Dawn tells "Jessalina" she wants to stay. The camera then turns to her slightly shaking fist. The camera then shoots over to Ash's face. The brown in his eyes can be seen, and this usually only happens when Ash is very upset. He then lowers his head, and hides his eyes behind his hat.
* ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''
: Ash said the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This caused Dawn to blush and she said, "Thanks, but it was all worth it to see an amazing battle between you and Maylene, Ash." This made Ash smile widely at her.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: During the Croagunk Festival, Ash asks Dawn to dance.
* ''[[DP084|Hungry for the Good Life!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn climb onto Team Rocket's [[Team Rocket's mechas|robot]], he falls off and screams her name twice, once while he fell and again when he lost sight of her.
* ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''
: Dawn makes a comment about how Ash should treat his Pokémon like {{Gary}} does and Ash becomes furious. Some PearlShippers consider that to be jealousy of Dawn's supposed feelings for Gary.
* ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]''
: When Dawn becomes frustrated with designing her outfits for the collection, Ash comments on how all her designs are amazing and she should do her best.
* ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''
: When Brock comments on how great [[Conway]] is with his {{p|Venonat}}, Ash begins to get worried and yells, "'Kay Dawn, hang in there!" Later, Ash was extremely happy that Dawn won the prize for being closest to her [[Pokémon]].
* ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]''
: Ash saves Dawn by putting his arm around her waist and pushing her to safety, protecting her from her {{TP|Dawn|Piloswine}} after it went charging at her for more Poffins.
* ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''
: When [[Ursula]] insults Dawn, Dawn becomes mad but as soon as she is about to say something to Ursula as she leaves, Ash yells at her telling her that Dawn is a much better Coordinator and Trainer than she is.
* ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''
: As soon as Ash found out that Dawn fell in the river, he became extremely worried about her and continued to be concerned about her until he found Dawn again. Meanwhile, {{an|Brock}} didn't show nearly as much concern as Ash did.
* ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Dawn puts on a show for Ash and his Pokémon, Ash does not know why, so Nurse Joy tells him that it is to cheer up him and all his Pokémon. When she tells him this, he gives Dawn a weird look as if to say, "Is this true?" Dawn gives him a smile and a wink, saying yes and starts the show. As the show progresses, Ash and his Pokémon are enjoying themselves very much.
* ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
: When Lyra invites Dawn up for a battle with her {{p|Chikorita}}, Ash yells, "Yeah, go Dawn!" and pushes her by the shoulder up on the podium.
* ''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
:During this episode Lyra is trying to make Dawn and Khoury a couple; she does this by staying close to Ash the entire episode. However, when the gang is in the cave, Ash and the others get separated by a flock of {{p|Zubat}}. When this happened, Dawn was seen by herself scared and alone with her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. Soon after, Ash is seen running up to Dawn to save her and calling out her name.
* ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''
: Throughout the episode, Ash continually states Dawn is awesome and "number one."
* ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]''
: In this episode, Ash is seen giving Dawn many kind gestures. First, when Dawn fainted, Ash gives her some warm milk to make her feel better. Here Ash tells her how worried he was about her. His kind words touch Dawn and she thinks that he is being really sweet to her. Second, during the contest, Brock was worried that Dawn's performance wouldn't go to well, but Ash tells him that he believes in Dawn. Finally, after the first round of the contest, Ash runs into the contestant area (Brock behind) and tells her that she was awesome and that her Pokemon were a great pair. These words touch Dawn again and they high five. At the end of the episode, [[Ursula]] comments on how close Ash and Dawn are together.

===Other hints===
[[Image:High_Touch_Pearlshipping.gif‎|thumb|200px|Pearlshipping in the Japanese opening [[High Touch!]]]]
* Ash and Dawn are often seen exchanging high fives whenever one of them accomplishes something, which might possibly portray a deep friendship, as Ash has rarely ever given a high five to anyone else on the show.
*[[Dawn's Buneary]] has {{s|Lagomorph|a crush}} on [[Ash's Pikachu]]. This could be a sign that Dawn may have a crush on Ash, since [[Professor Oak]] and [[Brock]] have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. It is to be pointed out that Buneary developed this crush ''before'' Dawn caught it. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
* So far, Ash has watched all of Dawn's Contests. He did not do this with May because he would sometimes be training his Pokémon instead of watching her.
* Dawn is the source of some of the moves and strategies used in battle by Ash, which include [[Ash's Buizel|Ice Aqua Jet]] & [[Dawn's Piplup|Spin]]. Ash watching Dawn's Contest may (in part) be so he can learn new things to apply in battle.
* One of the movie posters for ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' depicts Pikachu and Piplup sitting on Ash's and Dawn's heads, respectively. Some fans have pointed out that the distance portrayed between Dawn and Ash is very small. However, other fans point out how Ash's hair, which can usually be seen from the sides of his hat, is not present. This may mean the Trainers are not really wearing their hats.
* A Domino's Pizza Kids 2008 Commercial in Japan features Ash and Dawn, as well as some Pokémon.
[[Image:Promo PokemonMovie11.JPG|thumb|100px|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster]]
* [[High Touch!]]
: The opening is sung by Ash and Dawn. The lyrics show how close their friendship is to each other and their Pokémon. But, mainly to each other.
* ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]''
: While Dawn battled a revived {{p|Aerodactyl}}, Ash is fascinated with {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s new dodging tactic that he asks Dawn to help him practice for his rematch. He then has {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}}, and {{AP|Turtwig}} use them in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched]]'' in his rematch with [[Roark]], again in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]'' in his match against Kenny, and a few other times since, the tactic becoming a regular (if not frequent) feature in Ash's strategy.
* ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn were in the submarine, they saw a school of {{p|Luvdisc}}. Some PearlShippers consider this a hint because Luvdisc's [[Pokédex]] entry says if two people see a school of Luvdisc, they will be blessed with eternal love (however, there's been long-debated discrepancies about how much the anime and the game are relatable, and should not be taken at face value. Also, {{s|Advance|AdvanceShippers}} have a similar hint from the [[M09|ninth movie]]).

==Movie evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When {{mov|Darkrai|Darkrai|10}} first appears in front of Ash and company, Dawn runs over to Ash's side. Several other scenes feature Dawn reacting to Ash's predicaments: when Ash is about to fall off the tower, Dawn rushes over to save him. When Ash saves her from falling of the platform, Dawn looks at him with a thankful expression on her face and is holding his hand. And when Ash begins to cry, believing he lost Darkrai, Dawn looks at him with a worried expression and begins to cry as well.
* ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
: When Ash tries to defeat Marcus, he has trouble beating {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Bronzong}}. As soon as they both attack Pikachu, Dawn and her Piplup protect Ash and Pikachu, and help him fight. During this time, Brock is not with Dawn and Ash but with [[Sheena]] and [[Damos]].

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When both Ash and Dawn are falling off the tower together, Ash holds Dawn tight so that she doesn't leave him.

===Other movie hints===
Movie Posters
* Throughout most promotional posters of Diamond & Pearl movies, Brock seemed to be excluded, leaving only Ash and Dawn in them.

==Similarities==
* Both Dawn and Ash saw a [[legendary Pokémon]] at the beginning of their journeys (Ash saw {{an|Ho-Oh}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' and Dawn saw {{p|Mesprit}} in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'').
** They have both seen a [[Lake guardians|lake guardian]]: Dawn and Mesprit in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'', and Ash and {{p|Azelf}} in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' (eventually, Brock saw {{p|Uxie}} as well).
* Neither of Ash or Dawn's fathers have ever been acknowledged on-screen in the anime. They also are only children with no siblings.
* They both have childhood [[rival]]s: Ash's is [[Gary Oak]] and Dawn's is {{si|Kenny}}.
* The rivals of their {{ga|Red|game}} {{ga|Dawn|counterparts}} ({{Gary}} and {{an|Barry}}) have appeared in the anime instead of making a cameo, as {{ga|Silver}} and {{ga|Brendan}} have.
* He first participated in an official Contest at the same time as Dawn.
* They are the only main characters that have battled members of the [[Elite Four]].
* Just like Ash's Pikachu, [[Dawn's Piplup]] wasn't ready to obey her when they first met. Eventually, they became friends.
** Pikachu saved Ash from {{p|Spearow}} in the beginning of his journey while Piplup saved Dawn from {{p|Ariados}}.
** Both Dawn and Ash's first Pokémon have refused to evolve.
** Both of their {{Pkmn2|starter}}s were able to defeat their evolved forms: {{AP|Pikachu}} beat [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} and [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}}, while {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} beat {{si|Kenny}}'s {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}}.
** As of ''[[DP060|Journey To The Unown!]]'', [[Dawn's Piplup]] seems to have become an "out of the ball" Pokémon, as it rarely stays inside its [[Poké Ball]] anymore, and is often seen being carried around by Dawn just as Ash carries around Pikachu on his shoulder.
[[Image:Dominos Ad Nov08.jpg|thumb|right|Scene from a 2008 Domino's Pizza commercial]]
* Both Ash and Dawn have owned Pokémon that refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}} and {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}).
** Both also have a Pokémon they caught in its earliest form, which began to disobey them after evolving once, and then evolved again rather quickly. Eventually, both Pokémon started obeying their Trainers (however, it took [[Ash's Charizard]] longer to obey than [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]).
* They both released the second Pokémon they caught: Ash released {{AP|Pidgeot}} and Dawn released {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. However, Dawn recaptured Pachirisu and Ash said he would come back for Pidgeot (though he has yet to do so).
* Dawn is the only main character in the series, aside from Ash, who owns an {{t|Electric}} Pokémon.
* Ash and Dawn are the only main characters to trade Pokémon with each other: Ash's {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}} for Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}}.
* In ''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]'', Pachirisu becomes ill from having too much electricity, which also happened to Ash's Pikachu between ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'' and ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]''.
* Just like [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Dawn's Piplup]] stopped evolving in the middle of the evolution process.
* Both own a {{p|Cyndaquil}}.
* Both released a fully evolved Pokémon from their current team for training during the the ''Diamond and Pearl'' saga.
** Both are part of a two-evolution family and their base forms relate to Generation II.
* In ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'', Dawn rented an affectionate {{p|Grimer}} whose behavior is similar to that of [[Ash's Muk]].
* Both Ash and Dawn have a parent that is their role model: Ash wants to be a Pokémon master like his dad and Dawn wants to be a top Coordinator like her mom.
* Both Ash and Dawn have a primate Pokémon in training. [[Ash's Primeape]] is training for the [[P1 Grand Prix|Pokémon Grand Prix]], while [[Dawn's Ambipom]] is in training for Pokémon Ping-Pong.

==Notable PearlShippers==
* {{an|Lyra}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|Ursula}}

==Alternate names==
* '''AADL''', occasionally used, standing for '''A'''sh '''A'''nd '''D'''awn '''L'''ove.
* '''ShinouShipping'''; please note that this name conflicts with {{s|Fortune}}, the pairing of {{ga|Lucas}} and {{ga|Dawn}} in the games, also referred to as ShinouShipping.
* '''Sakari''', also occasionally seen, a name taken from '''Sa'''toshi and Hi'''kari'''.
*'''SatoHika''' which is taken from '''Sato'''shi and '''Hika'''ri.

==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=17204 PearlShipping General Discussion]

==External links==
* [http://fan.akuseru.org/sakari/ The fanlisting for PearlShipping]

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PearlShipping

2010-08-19T22:17:21Z

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PearlShipping

2010-08-14T15:49:39Z

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[[Image:Pearlshipping.png|thumb|250px|right|Ash and Dawn]]
'''PearlShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトヒカ''' ''SatoHika'') is the name of the pairing between [[Ash Ketchum]] and his newest traveling {{ashfr|companion}}, {{an|Dawn}}, from the [[Pokémon anime]]. This [[shipping|Ship]] is among the more popular anime-based Shippings, along with {{s|Poké}}, {{s|Advance}}, and {{s|Contest}}. The name itself was coined from the belief Dawn's {{ga|Dawn|game persona}} would be linked to the {{ga|Barry|Pearl}} name upon {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}'s release, as was the case for {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, before much was known of either the anime saga or Dawn's character.

==Anime evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[DP004|Dawn of a New Era!]]''
: Dawn feels Ash does not respect or acknowledge her, and both argue with each other throughout most of the episode. She challenges [[Nando]] to a battle, hoping to make Ash realize how good she is as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. In the end, after Nando manages to explain to them that there is no reason to argue, both apologize to one another and exchange a few very sentimental words, strengthening their new friendship.
* ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]''
: Dawn is having a bad hair day and has her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} fix her hair. Before fixing her hair, she refuses to let Ash see her for fear of having him judge her, or that she is simply being self-conscious. Afterward, she asks Ash if he would like his done, too.
* ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]''
: Dawn comments on how awesome Ash looks when making his appeal in the {{ci|Jubilife}} Contest.
[[Image:Dawncheer.jpg|thumb|Dawn in the cheerleading outfit she wore to cheer for Ash]]
* ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''
: Dawn dons a cheerleading outfit, and she and her Pokémon began cheering and dancing for Ash to win and thus giving him the confidence to earn his first [[Badge|gym badge]] in Sinnoh. Neither [[Misty]] nor {{an|May}} ever went to such lengths in any of Ash's battles; they usually sat on the side lines discussing if he would win, though they did plain-out cheer for him.
* ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''
: Dawn sees Ash going off to train his Pokémon and follows for reasons unknown. In a later scene Dawn is inspired by Ash's training to do the same, but then starts crying about her recent Contest failure. When Ash approached her, she didn't want him to worry about it and played along with his assumption that she had dirt in her eyes. Then Ash says he is hungry and Dawn suggests that they get ice cream so that Ash wouldn't have to worry about her.
* ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]''
: Dawn talks to [[Maylene]] to try to convince her to take up Gym Leading again. Perhaps she does this because she can relate to it with her contest failures, but near the end of the conversation she admits she wonders if her Contests are holding Ash back, showing that she cares about his dreams almost more than her own.

* [[DP069|''Enter Galactic!'']]
: Ash claims the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This causes Dawn to blush and she says, "Well, lets just say that I was going to do anything I could to see an awesome Gym Battle between Ash and Maylene!"
* ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]''
: At the start of the episode, Dawn comments on how Ash does very well in training his Pokémon and even saying: "Ash is incredible!" Also, when Contest Master [[Wallace]] mentions the importance of the love between the Trainers and their Pokémon, Dawn agrees and lookes at Ash, as if she just realized something that involves Ash. Ash looks back at Dawn and stares at her in confusion.
* ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]''
: Dawn is proud of Ash because he and Buizel were able to pull off the {{m|Aqua Jet}}-{{m|Ice Beam}} combo that Dawn attempted to perform with Buizel in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'' (named [[Ice Aqua Jet]]), turning the opponent's {{m|Ice Beam}} against it.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: When Ash runs into [[Crasher Wake]] and falls to the ground, Dawn is concerned over Ash's well-being. In another scene, Dawn is so frightened by the appearance of the Croagunk, she hid behind Ash and held onto him.
* ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''
: Dawn becomes worried that Ash's plan to get past the {{p|Psyduck}} would fail and that Ash would end up hurt.
[[Image:HighfiveDP.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Ash and Dawn high-fiving]]
* ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]''
: When Brock finishes packing, and tells Dawn that they're ready to go, she immediately volunteers to go and get Ash. Also, after that, Brock is seen with Happiny, saying that they'd be better off waiting around in the Pokémon Center until Ash and Dawn are done training.
* ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]''
: When Byron's Gym assistant says that [[Byron]] has the upper hand during Ash's gym battle, Dawn gets angry and says, "I am telling you you're wrong! Ash is going to win it for sure!" showing the confidence she has that he will win.
* ''[[DP113|Hold The Phione!]]''
: When Ash asks Dawn what Pokémon she would be using in the upcoming Pokémon Contest, Dawn winks at him and says, "Well who do you ''think'' I would use?"
* ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''
: Dawn stated that she wanted to enter {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} in the {{to|Sandalstraw}} Contest so it could win it for both her and Ash.
*''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Ash is feeling upset when all his Pokémon are badly injured he runs off, and Dawn tries to follow him, but is stopped by Brock. So in order to cheer up Ash after his confidence goes down, Dawn puts on a show for him. Ash didn't know why Dawn was doing the show at first, but Nurse Joy whispered to him that she was doing it to make him and his Pokémon feel better.
*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
: When Ash, Dawn, Brock, [[Khoury]], and {{an|Lyra}} are trapped in a room at the [[Valley Windworks]], Lyra asks Dawn if Ash is her boyfriend. She quickly denies it, bewildered at the question. Lyra goes on, while trapped, about Ash's apparent strong points, putting Ash in a light Dawn likely hadn't seen before.
*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
: After Ash falls into a Trapinch's {{a|Arena Trap}}, Dawn gets so worried about him that she starts to argue with him. While they were arguing, Lyra thinks to herself how nice it is that both Ash and Dawn care about each other so much. Also, Dawn gets startled when Lyra talks about Khoury being her boyfriend.

* [[DP177]]
: After the conclusion of the Grand Festival, Zoey asks Dawn if she can join her back to Snowpoint City. She declines, saying she has something to do. After that, Zoey assumes that Dawn will be cheering Ash on for his upcoming battles, which she confirms.

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[DP018|O'er The Rampardos We Watched]]''
: Dawn is dressed in a cheerleading outfit to cheer Ash on. When she starts cheering with her Pokémon, Ash notices this and said, "Geez, thanks Dawn." As he said this, he had a big grin on his face.
* ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]''
: Ash calms her nerves after she had made what she thought was a bad appeal, and even used her frequent catchphrase, "''No need to worry!''" (Japanese: "''Daijōbu!''") to console her and gave her a caring and loving look.
* ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]''
: Ash signs Dawn up in the {{ci|Hearthome}} [[Tag Battle Tournament]] to cheer her up after her recent Contest loss. When he tells her, she is against it because she thought she wouldn't do well, but Ash claims he thinks she would do great. He also tells her to try her best. When she agrees, he raises his hand with a big grin on his face to give her a high five.
[[Image:Ash Displaying Sadness.png|thumb|right|Ash showing emotion over Dawn's second contest loss.]]
* ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''
: Ash is deeply saddened when Dawn lost in the appeal round for the second time. After the loss, "[[Jessie|Jessalina]]" walks up to her and tells her to leave. Dawn tells "Jessalina" she wants to stay. The camera then turns to her slightly shaking fist. The camera then shoots over to Ash's face. The brown in his eyes can be seen, and this usually only happens when Ash is very upset. He then lowers his head, and hides his eyes behind his hat.
* ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''
: Ash said the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This caused Dawn to blush and she said, "Thanks, but it was all worth it to see an amazing battle between you and Maylene, Ash." This made Ash smile widely at her.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: During the Croagunk Festival, Ash asks Dawn to dance.
* ''[[DP084|Hungry for the Good Life!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn climb onto Team Rocket's [[Team Rocket's mechas|robot]], he falls off and screams her name twice, once while he fell and again when he lost sight of her.
* ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''
: Dawn makes a comment about how Ash should treat his Pokémon like {{Gary}} does and Ash becomes furious. Some PearlShippers consider that to be jealousy of Dawn's supposed feelings for Gary.
* ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]''
: When Dawn becomes frustrated with designing her outfits for the collection, Ash comments on how all her designs are amazing and she should do her best.
* ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''
: When Brock comments on how great [[Conway]] is with his {{p|Venonat}}, Ash begins to get worried and yells, "'Kay Dawn, hang in there!" Later, Ash was extremely happy that Dawn won the prize for being closest to her [[Pokémon]].
* ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]''
: Ash saves Dawn by putting his arm around her waist and pushing her to safety, protecting her from her {{TP|Dawn|Piloswine}} after it went charging at her for more Poffins.
* ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''
: When [[Ursula]] insults Dawn, Dawn becomes mad but as soon as she is about to say something to Ursula as she leaves, Ash yells at her telling her that Dawn is a much better Coordinator and Trainer than she is.
* ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''
: As soon as Ash found out that Dawn fell in the river, he became extremely worried about her and continued to be concerned about her until he found Dawn again. Meanwhile, {{an|Brock}} didn't show nearly as much concern as Ash did.
* ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Dawn puts on a show for Ash and his Pokémon, Ash does not know why, so Nurse Joy tells him that it is to cheer up him and all his Pokémon. When she tells him this, he gives Dawn a weird look as if to say, "Is this true?" Dawn gives him a smile and a wink, saying yes and starts the show. As the show progresses, Ash and his Pokémon are enjoying themselves very much.
* ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
: When Lyra invites Dawn up for a battle with her {{p|Chikorita}}, Ash yells, "Yeah, go Dawn!" and pushes her by the shoulder up on the podium.
* ''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
:During this episode Lyra is trying to make Dawn and Khoury a couple; she does this by staying close to Ash the entire episode. However, when the gang is in the cave, Ash and the others get separated by a flock of {{p|Zubat}}. When this happened, Dawn was seen by herself scared and alone with her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. Soon after, Ash is seen running up to Dawn to save her and calling out her name.
* ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''
: Throughout the episode, Ash continually states Dawn is awesome and "number one."
* ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]''
: In this episode, Ash is seen giving Dawn many kind gestures. First, when Dawn fainted, Ash gives her some warm milk to make her feel better. Here Ash tells her how worried he was about her. His kind words touch Dawn and she thinks that he is being really sweet to her. Second, during the contest, Brock was worried that Dawn's performance wouldn't go to well, but Ash tells him that he believes in Dawn. Finally, after the first round of the contest, Ash runs into the contestant area (Brock behind) and tells her that she was awesome and that her Pokemon were a great pair. These words touch Dawn again and they high five. At the end of the episode, [[Ursula]] comments on how close Ash and Dawn are together.

===Other hints===
[[Image:High_Touch_Pearlshipping.gif‎|thumb|200px|Pearlshipping in the Japanese opening [[High Touch!]]]]
* Ash and Dawn are often seen exchanging high fives whenever one of them accomplishes something, which might possibly portray a deep friendship, as Ash has rarely ever given a high five to anyone else on the show.
*[[Dawn's Buneary]] has {{s|Lagomorph|a crush}} on [[Ash's Pikachu]]. This could be a sign that Dawn may have a crush on Ash, since [[Professor Oak]] and [[Brock]] have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. It is to be pointed out that Buneary developed this crush ''before'' Dawn caught it. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
* So far, Ash has watched all of Dawn's Contests. He did not do this with May because he would sometimes be training his Pokémon instead of watching her.
* Dawn is the source of some of the moves and strategies used in battle by Ash, which include [[Ash's Buizel|Ice Aqua Jet]] & [[Dawn's Piplup|Spin]]. Ash watching Dawn's Contest may (in part) be so he can learn new things to apply in battle.
* One of the movie posters for ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' depicts Pikachu and Piplup sitting on Ash's and Dawn's heads, respectively. Some fans have pointed out that the distance portrayed between Dawn and Ash is very small. However, other fans point out how Ash's hair, which can usually be seen from the sides of his hat, is not present. This may mean the Trainers are not really wearing their hats.
* A Domino's Pizza Kids 2008 Commercial in Japan features Ash and Dawn, as well as some Pokémon.
[[Image:Promo PokemonMovie11.JPG|thumb|100px|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster]]
* [[High Touch!]]
: The opening is sung by Ash and Dawn. The lyrics show how close their friendship is to each other and their Pokémon. But, mainly to each other.
* ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]''
: While Dawn battled a revived {{p|Aerodactyl}}, Ash is fascinated with {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s new dodging tactic that he asks Dawn to help him practice for his rematch. He then has {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}}, and {{AP|Turtwig}} use them in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched]]'' in his rematch with [[Roark]], again in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]'' in his match against Kenny, and a few other times since, the tactic becoming a regular (if not frequent) feature in Ash's strategy.
* ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn were in the submarine, they saw a school of {{p|Luvdisc}}. Some PearlShippers consider this a hint because Luvdisc's [[Pokédex]] entry says if two people see a school of Luvdisc, they will be blessed with eternal love (however, there's been long-debated discrepancies about how much the anime and the game are relatable, and should not be taken at face value. Also, {{s|Advance|AdvanceShippers}} have a similar hint from the [[M09|ninth movie]]).

==Movie evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When {{mov|Darkrai|Darkrai|10}} first appears in front of Ash and company, Dawn runs over to Ash's side. Several other scenes feature Dawn reacting to Ash's predicaments: when Ash is about to fall off the tower, Dawn rushes over to save him. When Ash saves her from falling of the platform, Dawn looks at him with a thankful expression on her face and is holding his hand. And when Ash begins to cry, believing he lost Darkrai, Dawn looks at him with a worried expression and begins to cry as well.
* ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
: When Ash tries to defeat Marcus, he has trouble beating {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Bronzong}}. As soon as they both attack Pikachu, Dawn and her Piplup protect Ash and Pikachu, and help him fight. During this time, Brock is not with Dawn and Ash but with [[Sheena]] and [[Damos]].

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When both Ash and Dawn are falling off the tower together, Ash holds Dawn tight so that she doesn't leave him.

===Other movie hints===
Movie Posters
* Throughout most promotional posters of Diamond & Pearl movies, Brock seemed to be excluded, leaving only Ash and Dawn in them.

==Similarities==
* Both Dawn and Ash saw a [[legendary Pokémon]] at the beginning of their journeys (Ash saw {{an|Ho-Oh}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' and Dawn saw {{p|Mesprit}} in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'').
** They have both seen a [[Lake guardians|lake guardian]]: Dawn and Mesprit in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'', and Ash and {{p|Azelf}} in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' (eventually, Brock saw {{p|Uxie}} as well).
* Neither of Ash or Dawn's fathers have ever been acknowledged on-screen in the anime. They also are only children with no siblings.
* They both have childhood [[rival]]s: Ash's is [[Gary Oak]] and Dawn's is {{si|Kenny}}.
* The rivals of their {{ga|Red|game}} {{ga|Dawn|counterparts}} ({{Gary}} and {{an|Barry}}) have appeared in the anime instead of making a cameo, as {{ga|Silver}} and {{ga|Brendan}} have.
* He first participated in an official Contest at the same time as Dawn.
* They are the only main characters that have battled members of the [[Elite Four]].
* Just like Ash's Pikachu, [[Dawn's Piplup]] wasn't ready to obey her when they first met. Eventually, they became friends.
** Pikachu saved Ash from {{p|Spearow}} in the beginning of his journey while Piplup saved Dawn from {{p|Ariados}}.
** Both Dawn and Ash's first Pokémon have refused to evolve.
** Both of their {{Pkmn2|starter}}s were able to defeat their evolved forms: {{AP|Pikachu}} beat [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} and [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}}, while {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} beat {{si|Kenny}}'s {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}}.
** As of ''[[DP060|Journey To The Unown!]]'', [[Dawn's Piplup]] seems to have become an "out of the ball" Pokémon, as it rarely stays inside its [[Poké Ball]] anymore, and is often seen being carried around by Dawn just as Ash carries around Pikachu on his shoulder.
[[Image:Dominos Ad Nov08.jpg|thumb|right|Scene from a 2008 Domino's Pizza commercial]]
* Both Ash and Dawn have owned Pokémon that refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}} and {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}).
** Both also have a Pokémon they caught in its earliest form, which began to disobey them after evolving once, and then evolved again rather quickly. Eventually, both Pokémon started obeying their Trainers (however, it took [[Ash's Charizard]] longer to obey than [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]).
* They both released the second Pokémon they caught: Ash released {{AP|Pidgeot}} and Dawn released {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. However, Dawn recaptured Pachirisu and Ash said he would come back for Pidgeot (though he has yet to do so).
* Dawn is the only main character in the series, aside from Ash, who owns an {{t|Electric}} Pokémon.
* Ash and Dawn are the only main characters to trade Pokémon with each other: Ash's {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}} for Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}}.
* In ''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]'', Pachirisu becomes ill from having too much electricity, which also happened to Ash's Pikachu between ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'' and ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]''.
* Just like [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Dawn's Piplup]] stopped evolving in the middle of the evolution process.
* Both own a {{p|Cyndaquil}}.
* Both released a fully evolved Pokémon from their current team for training during the the ''Diamond and Pearl'' saga.
** Both are part of a two-evolution family and their base forms relate to Generation II.
* In ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'', Dawn rented an affectionate {{p|Grimer}} whose behavior is similar to that of [[Ash's Muk]].
* Both Ash and Dawn have a parent that is their role model: Ash wants to be a Pokémon master like his dad and Dawn wants to be a top Coordinator like her mom.

==Notable PearlShippers==
* {{an|Lyra}}
* {{an|Brock}}

==Alternate names==
* '''AADL''', occasionally used, standing for '''A'''sh '''A'''nd '''D'''awn '''L'''ove.
* '''ShinouShipping'''; please note that this name conflicts with {{s|Fortune}}, the pairing of {{ga|Lucas}} and {{ga|Dawn}} in the games, also referred to as ShinouShipping.
* '''Sakari''', also occasionally seen, a name taken from '''Sa'''toshi and Hi'''kari'''.
*'''SatoHika''' which is taken from '''Sato'''shi and '''Hika'''ri.

==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=17204 PearlShipping General Discussion]

==External links==
* [http://fan.akuseru.org/sakari/ The fanlisting for PearlShipping]

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[[Image:Pokeship.jpg|250px|thumb|Ash and Misty in the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] {{pkmn|manga}}]]
'''PokéShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトカス''' ''SatoKasu'') is one of many names given to the couple of {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}}, supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. In the early years, PokéShipping was the most popular Ship in the fandom; it still maintains a strong following to this day.
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==Anime evidence==
In the beginning, Pikachu "fried" Misty's bike, and she then held Ash responsible. Misty began to follow Ash to make sure he would pay off his debt to her. They bickered constantly, but, needless to say, their friendship grew stronger as the series progressed. They relied on each other not only for friendship, but for support as well. Many fans have taken quotes and actions by characters as evidence for PokéShipping in the anime, however much of this evidence appears only in the dub version. In the original Japanese, the dialogue is read as a friendship between Ash and Misty with no romantic undertones. In a reverse fashion, many of the quotes in support of PokéShipping were changed completely when translated into the English dub.

===Misty's hints===
Most other Shippers tend to agree that Misty's love for Ash is undeniable. This evidence became most prevalent during the Orange Season, long before it became occasional to set upon Ash a girl who becomes infatuated with him.

* ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]''
: Ash, willing to continue his journey alone, is followed by Misty. Upon noticing her pursuing him in [[Viridian Forest]], Ash puts her on the spot and asks her, "Why are you still following me?" Misty sweatdrops and unconvincingly stutters back, "M...My [[bike]]! I'm holding you responsible for my bike!" in an insincere manner.

: Why she is following him is made apparent near the end of the episode where she says, "I've never known anyone like him. He really does love Pokémon." She does so in body language befitting that of an infatuated girl. Also, in her statement, it is pretty much implied that she has some sort of interest in knowing Ash, who, at this point, is someone she barely knows. Furthermore, in this and the next episode, Misty seems very eager to make physical (if not courtly) contact with Ash.

*''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]''
: Misty tells {{an|Daisy}} that she's back home because of Ash. The remark makes Daisy think Ash and Misty are a couple, which causes Misty to blush.

*''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''
: While Ash and {{an|Brock}} fall into infatuation with [[Giselle]], Misty gets mad. Some say that she was jealous because of Ash, others say that was because of {{s|Gym|Brock}}.

*''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''
: At the beginning of the episode, Ash, Brock and Misty are walking through the mist on their way to Lavender Town and Brock says they should probably hold hands. Ash and Misty eagerly reply, "Okay!" The two of them hold hands and continue walking, but Brock, who came up with the idea mistook Pikachu's tail for Ash's hand; Only Ash and Misty are holding hands. Also, when Brock grabs Pikachu's tail because he can't see through the mist, Pikachu fires an electric attack out of fear and Misty grabs onto Ash.

:Later, when Misty thought that Ash had died, she is driven to almost tears, but is interrupted by Ash who comes back to life and wipes her nose and blushes.

* ''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]''
: One of the clearest examples to fans of Misty's growing feelings towards Ash in the Indigo League, would be at the fact that she completely forgot about her bike being destroyed by Ash, being the supposed only reason for her traveling with him.

* ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]''
: Near the end of the episode, with Brock having left Ash and Misty to travel alone, [[James]] says, "I think we may have captured a pair of romantic creatures in our little cage," after which [[Jessie]] swoons and {{MTR}} blurts out, "They're lovebirds!" Ash and Misty deny it all.

: The idea of Ash and Misty as a couple becomes a sub-theme throughout the subsequent Orange League Season, culminating into events in the 2nd movie.

* ''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]''
: [[Danny]], the [[Navel Island]] [[Gym Leader]], quickly picks up on the nature of Ash and Misty's relationship during one of their arguments and says, "I can see the two of you are pretty close." After Misty asks what he meant by that, he replied, "What's that saying? 'You always hurt the one you love..."

* ''[[EP100|Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon]]''
: After the [[Ralph]]'s {{p|Nidoran♂|Nidoran♂ (Tony)}} and {{oi|Emily}}'s {{p|Nidoran♀|Nidoran♀ (Maria)}} kiss and evolve, {{Tracey}} comments about whether the battle or the kiss made them evolve. The idea of kissing embarrasses Misty and provokes Ash to ask the question, "Do people change when they get kissed?" after which Misty answers to him, "Guess we'll have to find out ourselves..." Earlier in the episode, Tracey compared the interaction between the Nidoran's trainers to the relationship between Misty and Ash (although both vehemently deny it).

*''[[EP101|Get Along, Little Pokémon!]]''
: As the storm comes Misty collapses from exhaustion and Ash is shown in the next scene to be holding her by the waist as he helps her to the safety of the rock.
: Misty yells, "Be careful, Ash!" before he goes to save the {{p|Magnemite}}. Misty has done this on many occasions.

* ''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]''
: This entire episode alone serves as conclusive evidence that Misty not only likes Ash but possibly has developed a case of young love for him. [[Rudy]], the [[Trovita Island]] Gym Leader, has a case of "love at first sight" with Misty after she saves his sister, [[Mahri]]. After several advances from Rudy, Misty agrees to what is essentially an impromptu date with Rudy, leaving Ash and Tracey to themselves.

: According to accounts of the original Japanese version, during the dance after the date, Rudy not only asked Misty to stay on the island, but to marry him. What is significant here is that Misty was actually considering his proposal, evidenced by the fact that she didn't refuse him outright. Throughout Ash's gym battle with Rudy, Misty is clearly torn between deciding which boy meant more to her, finally rooting for Ash in the end as {{AP|Squirtle}} is hit by a {{m|Thunderbolt}} from Rudy's {{p|Starmie}}. Rudy, in shock mutters, "She wants ''him.''"

*''[[EP110|The Stun Spore Detour]]''
:Every time that Tracey and Ash need attention Misty comes to Ash first or expresses more concern for Ash.

*''[[EP124|Snubbull Snobbery]]''
: Misty finds a star map, and Ash says, "I know where the stars are, Misty." Misty giggles and blushes after that remark.

*''[[EP170|A Better Pill To Swallow]]''
: When [[Old Man Shuckle]] gives Ash his medicine and the medicine explodes in Ash's stomach, Misty asks Old Man Shuckle what he gave Ash. He reveals that it was Pokémon medicine, and Misty gets really angry. She calms once Ash wakes up and says, "You know what? My stomach-ache is all gone!"

* ''[[EP185|The Light Fantastic]]''
: When Misty introduces Ash to [[Nurse Joy]], Joy quickly exclaims, "What a little cutie!" referring to {{AP|Pikachu}} on Ash's head. But Misty and Brock mistakenly think she's referring to Ash. Brock is left completely shocked, but Misty not only gets shocked, but quickly develops the same jealous expression she displayed when Melody flirted with Ash.

* ''[[EP188|Spring Fever]]''
:On this and many other occasions in the series, when Ash falls into Team Rocket's trap Misty (off camera) runs toward Ash and passionately grabs his arm to get him back to safety.

* ''[[EP198|The Heartbreak of Brock]]''
: After [[Temacu]] expresses her thoughts about marriage to Brock, Misty says to Ash, "You and I will be married someday too." And Ash nods his head without realizing what she had just said, and then shouts "WHOOA?" She could have easily meant that they would be married someday to different people, not necessarily to each other, but when Ash yelled out in shock Misty looked over at him with a shocked face that looked like she didn't mean to say that out loud. However, this is a dub edit. In the original, Misty said, "Looks like she fell for {{tt|Takeshi|Brock}} in first sight."

: While giving a pep talk to Brock about pursuing a possible relationship with Temacu, Misty says, "Take it from me, it's a lot easier to like someone who likes you than to like someone who doesn't." Brock then asks her, "How do you know?", after which Misty gasps, blushes, then coyly replies, "Well that's...what I've heard..." She is not referring to Brock (much to the dismay of {{s|Gym|GymShippers}}), since she is openly encouraging Brock to pursue Temacu.

* ''[[EP267|Love, Pokémon Style]]''
: When [[Macey|Macey]] first invites Ash out to lunch, Misty quickly cuts in between the two and comments that Ash is "booked". Later in the same scene, Macey questions Misty's right to interrupt in Ash's personal affairs when she's not his girlfriend. Misty looks quite unimpressed as Macey continues to flirt with Ash.

* ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]''
: The departure of Misty from the group is a very emotional affair. After all is said and done, Misty says to herself, "Well, Ash Ketchum, finally, I know how you feel about me."
:In this episode, Misty gives Ash her handkerchief. Apparently, in Japan that means that a girl cares for a boy. 
:Misty got her own good-bye song (which completely left Brock out). Ash was pretty clueless about how upset Misty was when they found out she had to leave, but when they actually parted, he did say that she’s his best friend, and cried when they left.

* ''[[SS011|A Date With Delcatty]]''
: In the original version, Misty initially rejects [[Georgio]] because there is "someone else." Taking into account of Misty's evident feelings in the series prior to this episode, it can be inferred that Misty is making a reference to Ash.

* ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''
: After Ash is saved from the {{p|Tauros}} by Bayleef, Misty and Tracey come to check on them. Ash comments that his Pokémon are stronger than ever, and Misty tells him that Pokémon start acting like their Trainers, and teases him about knowing a 'certain Trainer' that has been running wild, while winking towards Ash. Ash replies cluelessly, oblivious to who she was talking about.
: When Max informs everybody that the nearest [[Battle Frontier]] facility is near Cerulean City, both Misty and Ash are delighted that they can travel together for a while, and she gives him a wink.

* ''[[Pokémon Live]]''
: In this show, Misty yearns to tell her feelings for Ash, but is too afraid to tell him.

====Various songs====
* ''[[Misty's Song]]'' is a song from the ''[[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]]'' soundtrack in which Misty sings that she loves Ash. She also says that she wants to confess her love to Ash. This is one of the strongest pieces of evidence for PokéShipping. Part of the song was played in the episode ''[[EP132|For Crying Out Loud]]'', although the canonization of the song is disputed.
**Ash does not have a song for Misty.
* On the ''[[Pokémon Christmas Bash]]'' CD there are two songs that show strong evidence of her feelings towards Ash.
**The first song on the CD entitled ''{{OBP|Pokémon Christmas Bash|song}}'' has the three main characters along with Team Rocket singing about what they want for Christmas. In Misty's stanza she sings "Hey Santa if you're really listenin' / My wishlist has only one thing / Just gimme one dance with Ash / At the Pokémon Christmas bash!".
**Another song on the CD called ''[[Under the Mistletoe]]'' has Misty singing about how she wants Ash to know her feeling for him and about how she wants to meet Ash under the mistletoe. On the other hand, Ash is singing about how he hopes to not to be caught under the mistletoe, although at first he doesn't move away- many fans claim this is shipping from Ash's side. Near the song's end, after leaving Ash feeling paranoid about the mistletoe, Misty has got Ash under the mistletoe. Ash realizes this, freaks out, and runs off to eat more cookies while leaving Misty wondering what his problem is.
* ''[[Toi et Moi]]'', the Japanese ending song of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', references PokéShipping several times, all from Misty's perspective; in particular, the reference to saving the one she loves from drowning (as in the movie.)
* ''[[He Drives Me Crazy]]'' is a song from ''[[Totally Pokémon]]'' and ''[[Pokemon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]]'' that is sung from Misty's perspective, although it was not sung by [[Rachael Lillis]]. This song highlights the feelings that Misty has but does not understand. Many PokéShippers regard this song as having undeniable proof of Misty's feelings for Ash.

===Ash's hints===
Even PokéShippers will admit that Ash has not shown any overt proof of liking Misty beyond the already established platonic feelings. This reality often provokes Shippers opposed to PokéShipping—namely PalletShippers—to question Ash's sexual orientation, as well.

Naturally, PokéShippers believe Ash is heterosexual, and that he is capable of ''liking'' Misty. Furthermore, the theory also extends to the possible belief that Ash does love Misty, but is not mature enough to realize it. This idea is supported by the fact that Ash tends to act somewhat jealous when another guy shows interest in Misty or vice-versa, and the flirtatious tone of some of their teasing. This theory explains their bickering (to cover up how they really feel about each other) and it can be argued that Ash displays real feelings for Misty when she is vulnerable or scared.

* ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]''
: When Misty shows up, holding a beach ball along with her bathing suit on, Ash comments on how Misty looks like a girl for once. Later, when [[Moe]] yells at the group, Ash quickly hides behind Misty and holds her by the shoulders.

* ''[[EP020|Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]''[[File:Ashmistyholdhands.jpg|250px|thumb|Ash and Misty holding hands in ''[[EP020|Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]'']]
: Ash does a double take when Misty appears with her hair down and dressed in a formal kimono. Upon seeing her, the camera switches to his perspective, the bubbly background usually associated with passionate moments is used, romantic harp strings are played, and Misty's surprised facial expression clearly shows she is being looked at with interest. Also, the entire theme of the episode was romance-oriented, so it's only logical to assume this scene between Ash and Misty is as well.

*''[[EP028|Pokémon Fashion Flash]]''
: When Misty goes missing, Ash expresses extreme concern.

* ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]''
: Ash, thinking Misty is entering the Princess Festival Contest to take a picture with the movie star host, gets a little jealous, groaning with his arms crossed, "You must really want that picture with [[Fiorello Cappucino|Fiorello]]...". Surprisingly, Misty reassures him she's only doing it for the doll set. Ash, whether he's aware of it or not, feels threatened by the presence of another male in Misty's life. Also, when Misty was dressed in a kimono during the contest, Ash stared at her and said, "Ohhh...", but so did Brock.

* ''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]''
: Climbing Navel Island's central mountain, Misty tells Danny the gym leader to be extra careful. Seeing how much concern Misty is giving to Danny, Ash with the same jealous expression yells, "What's she so worried about him for?!". He's distracted so much by Misty's little crush on Danny that he loses his concentration and falls down the mountain a bit. Much like his behavior in "Princess vs. Princess", another male getting Misty's attention seems to bother him. When Danny states, "What do they say, you always hurt the one you love?" Misty and Ash become extremely embarrassed. As Danny walks off, Misty runs up to him and says, "Oh, you've got it all wrong. I'd never get involved with a little kid like him. I prefer the more mature, intellectual type." Ash seems very disappointed after hearing that.

*''[[EP101|Get Along Little Pokémon]]''
: As the rain storm approaches and as Misty is unable to walk, Ash grabs Misty by the hand, arm and the rest of her body and leads her towards the cave. Afterwords, he stares at her with care in his eyes.

*''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]''
: [[Rudy]] moves in to court Misty after she helps rescue his younger sister, [[Mahri]]. Ash is clearly put out by Rudy's behavior, and jealous when Misty is flattered by the attention. When Rudy compliments Misty about her beautiful eyes during his attack test, Ash gets distracted and accidentally calls Charizard. Rudy invites Misty to dinner, and Ash is shocked when she accepts and appears unhappy when she leaves. Later on, during the battle against Ash, Rudy looks at Misty and says "I dedicate this match the girl who saved my sister and stole my heart." Ash doesn't seem very happy and sarcastically replies, "That's real nice, but the victory is gonna be mine!" He gets a little antagonized with Misty when she tells him to beat Rudy, telling her he's not stupid, as if her recent behavior had upset and unsettled him.

: After Rudy presents Ash with his badge, he gives Misty some flowers, accepting her decision to stay with Ash. More importantly, he says, "I hope you know you're a very lucky guy, Ash." Ash cluelessly replies, "Lucky? What do you mean?" Rudy laughs and says, "You'll see some day." Ash just frowns in confusion. This incident supports the theory that Ash loves Misty, but he doesn't quite realize it yet. This is one of the stronger hints given that Misty and Ash may someday end up together.

*''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion]]''
: Ash expresses his horror when Misty is scared by illusions of Bug Pokemon, and gets angry with Hoothoot for running away, because it is the only one who can 'save Misty.'

*''[[EP132|For Crying Out Loud]]''
:When Misty, Pikachu, and [[Wilhelmina]]'s Marill are lost on an island and the others go to find them, Ash mutters, "Don't worry, we'll find Misty," not even mentioning Marill or his beloved Pikachu.

* ''[[EP216|Dueling Heroes]]''[[Image:Misty_lure.png|thumb|right|Ash displaying [[Misty's_special_lure|Misty's special lure]]]]
: Prior to Misty's battle, Ash wakes up to find Misty staring out the window. They have a little talk and after that, Ash continues to gaze at Misty silently.
: Brock comments about how Misty's battling style reminds him so much of Ash. Furthermore, Ash and Misty share similar victory poses when they win their round.

* ''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]''
: Upon showing Ash the invitation to the Togepi Festival, Ash gets excited and walks off happily. But Misty quickly pulls him back by the hood. Later on, when Misty gets abducted by Team Rocket, Ash is the first one to run after her.

*''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''
: When Max informs everyone that the nearest [[Battle Frontier]] facility is near Cerulean City, Ash is pleased that Misty is able to travel with him and the group for a while.

*''[[AG134|A Real Cleffa-hanger]]''
: May tries to befriend a Cleffa, but the Pokémon backs away from her in fright. Misty figures that it will talk to {{p|Azurill}}, and then Azurill jumps off her arms and starts playing with the Cleffa. Ash tells Misty how great her idea was.

: When the Ash and the gang looks for Misty, Max, and Pikachu, Ash is the one carrying Misty's Spheal bag.

*''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing]]''
:Ash is feeling down about losing but regains his confidence back when he receives gifts from his mother and his friends. He especially shows off Misty's special lure to Pikachu with a big smile on his face.

* ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way Out of This]]''
: When Ash and the others are fishing, Ash uses the special lure Misty made for him. Dawn asks if she could use it, but Ash refuses, causing them both to argue. While they are distracted, a {{AP|Buizel}} comes and takes their lures, causing Ash to panic. He is determined to get the lure back, and once it is returned, he seems very happy and relieved.

==Movie evidence==
*''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''
: When Mewtwo throws Ash back with its psychic powers, Misty quickly runs up to him and asks if he's okay (Brock only stays put). At the ending, there's a scene of Ash, Misty, and Brock sleeping in their sleeping bags. Ash and Misty are placed conveniently near each other, while Brock's position is relatively away from them. When Ash is petrified by the fighting between Mew and Mewtwo, Misty murmurs "Please no" while Pikachu attempts to revive him.

[[Image:Jealousy.png|thumb|325px|right|Misty is clearly annoyed with Melody flirting with Ash, even if it's unintentional.]]
* ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
: In the Japanese trailer of the film, there was a scene that was animated specifically for that trailer. When Ash jumps down the cliff to save his Pikachu, Misty tries to follow him but Tracey holds her back. Misty looks completely distressed, as can be seen by her tears.

: P2K, otherwise known as 'The Power of One', or 'Revelation Lugia' is the conclusion to everything related to Misty's love for Ash in the Orange Season. In this movie, Misty gets competition in the form of Melody, the Festival Maiden of the Legend Ceremony. {{mov|Melody}}, upon greeting our heroes, immediately comes up to Ash and plants a kiss on his cheek, provoking a glare of jealousy from Misty. Also, after Melody's performance at the festival party, she quickly kneels in front of Ash and grabs hold of his arm, provoking Misty to gasp and growl again in subdued jealousy.

:Also, upon being called Ash's girlfriend, Misty blushes uncontrollably.

:Near the end, Misty openly admits to Melody that Ash is "her burden" and goes off to rescue him in Melody's place, stating that he'll never be alone as he'll always have her, which Melody respects (due to the constant debating between her and Misty of Misty liking Ash throughout the movie).

* ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest|Pokemon 4Ever]]''
: When our heroes are running from a Pokémon, Misty trips along the way. Ash (and Brock) run back to help her. They get to safety, at least for a little while, and all of a sudden some Pokémon appear to attack them. Ash runs in front of her and spreads his arms out to protect Misty.
:When Ash and Sammy are saved by Celebi and come down, Misty shouts, "Ash is okay!", not even mentioning Sam, Celebi, or Pikachu.

* ''[[M05|Pokemon Heroes]]''
: When [[Bianca]]/{{p|Latias}} kissed Ash on the dock, Misty was so shocked that not only did she develop the same jealous expression seen in the series, but she also dropped her {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}.

* ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]''
:On the last day of the comet's showing, Max is disappointed that he will have to part with Jirachi. Ash sits down with him by the river and reassures him that Jirachi will always will be in his heart. Ash tells him, "I had a really good friend, and I miss her every day." Many people would think this would be Misty. However this is in the dub only and can be argued. In the original, he only implies that he had many friends he needed to say goodbye to, not particularly a ''her''.

:In the Spanish language version, {{Ash}} says, "Sabes, yo extraño mucho a mi mejor amiga." It means ''I really miss my best friend'' (''amiga'' meaning a female friend, as opposed to ''amigo'', a male friend) He could very well be referring to Misty.

==Manga evidence==
===[[Electric Tale of Pikachu]]===
In the Electric Tale of Pikachu {{pkmn|manga}}, Ash has a huge crush on {{Gary}}'s older sister, [[Daisy Oak|May]]. However, there are some cases where Ash shows attraction towards Misty. He finds her eye-catching, especially when he first sees her in her Gym uniform, which happens to be a very sexy swimsuit (in the original). Another event is during a scene in a hot spring in the second volume (though the scene was cut from the American release of the manga).

Just like in the anime, [[Rudy]] also proposed to Misty, and Ash shows great deal of bitterness toward it.

==Other hints==
[[Image:Ashmisty and water pokemon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A scan featuring Ash and Misty with Pokémon]]
For those already convinced about PokéShipping, there do exist events which suggest inconclusively, something along the lines of romance. But the difference between hints and proofs are that proofs are essentially ironclad and undebatable in contemporary debate, whereas hints are quite debatable, and are open to interpretation. The following is a listing of some that are considered to be debatable hints, all of which vary in strength and worth.

* ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]''
: Misty is surprisingly eager to start a Pokémon-sharing relationship with Ash in this episode and gets very upset when Ash refuses. Later, while Ash is charging up Pikachu's electric sacs, Misty again offers help to Ash and gets snubbed. She then grumbles and says, "What do I care..." and runs off. Misty somewhat admits by her behavior and dialogue that she's really interested in getting to know him better.

* ''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]''
: Misty, at the beginning of this episode, continually keeps mentioning how "romantic" the surroundings are. She continues to do this not only in this episode, but subsequent episodes as well.

* ''[[EP007|The Waterflowers of Cerulean City]]''
: At the outskirts of [[Cerulean City]], Misty attempts to dissuade Ash from going into the city by tempting him to go to [[Vermilion City]]. She does so by mentioning the "neat Pokémon, the yachts pulling into the harbor, and a spot way up on a hill where you can sit and watch a romantic sunset". The mentioning of a romantic scene subtly suggests what she might have intended for all along, especially with how many times she's talked about romantic things in previous episodes.

* ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown!]]''
: After Nurse Joy breaks up an argument between the two of them, she comments that they say when two people fight, they really care about each other; although Ash and Misty instantly reject the idea, they are both blushing slightly when they turn away from the other.

[[Image:Ash_lifting_Misty.png‎|thumb|250px|right|Ash's ghost lifting Misty up in the air in ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'']]
* ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''
: When Ash enters the tower alone to try and catch a Ghost Pokémon, and is subsequently briefly separated from his body, Misty is the first one of her and Brock to express concern about how long Ash and Pikachu are taking inside. When Ash hovers beside her in his ghost form and lifts her in the air, Misty is the only one who can hear him despite Brock standing only a foot or so away from her, potentially hinting at a closer bond between the two. Also, before Ash and Pikachu return to their bodies, Misty is visibly near to tears as she pleads for Ash to wake up, and blushes immensely when he wakes up and greets her.

* ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]''
: Misty, unaware that Ash is disguised as a girl among the crowd and using the same girlish demeanor she used in "Ash Catches A Pokémon," dreamily admits to the group, "I wish Ash would've heard that story..." She openly is expressing a desire for Ash's presence.

: Also, during Ash's gym battle with [[Erika]], the girls in the crowd start acknowledging Ash's skill and how much more impressive he is than he looks, provoking Misty to smile with reassurance.

* ''[[EP035|The Legend of Dratini]]''
: At the beginning of the episode, Ash is marching and singing. Misty is right behind him and longingly stares at him until they reach the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]] warden's house. After Ash sings out his last lines, Misty imitates his enthusiasm and sings her own lines as well. Of course, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

: Also, later in the episode, when Ash is about to dive in the water to grab the bomb that Team Rocket threw in there, Misty stops him, and says that it is too dangerous. Although this hint is under debate simply because it could be merely her worrying for Ash, (as a friend would do), she also sends down her Staryu to save Ash after he is down there for too long. And afterward, when he comes back up, Misty smiles and is thrilled that he is alive, with a blush apparent.

* ''[[EP043|March of the Exeggutor Squad]]''
: Misty goes into perhaps the most extreme fits of blushing in the history of the series, all provoked by a simple compliment from Ash about her skimpy stage outfit. No one blushes like that out of mere embarrassment. She clearly holds Ash's opinion of her in exclusive priority.

* ''[[EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff]]''
: As Jigglypuff begins singing in the woods, Ash and Brock are standing next to each other while Pikachu and Misty are sitting a couple feet away. After Jigglypuff is done singing, Brock and Pikachu are sprawled out asleep by themselves while Misty and Ash are slumped against each other. It might not have meant anything if the two were already standing by each other, in which case it would have just been convenient, but they weren't. Either they moved into this position because they are very comfortable with each other, or the director(s) might have just thrown this in to plant an idea. It is also interesting to note that when they wake up, Misty comments, "What a nice nap."

* ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]''
: Before the performance, Ash says, "This is gonna be great! I can't wait to see Misty!" While watching the show, Ash says to Brock, "Misty's doing really good!"

: At the end of this episode, Ash tells Misty how amazing she was at her performance of the underwater play. Misty disproportionately calls Ash's comments "sweet talk" and reminds him of the bike he owes her, something she supposedly forgot about back on [[Cinnabar Island]].

* ''[[EP068|Make Room for Gloom]]''
: Upon arriving at the Xanadu Nursery, Brock spies on a pretty girl behind the window, after which Ash comes to look and says he doesn't see a pretty girl. Misty then says, "Just turn around" and giggles, clearly addressing Ash. Ash then jokes about her hallucinating, then starts chuckling.

: Ash, finally spotting a {{p|Gloom}} behind the window, asks Brock if "he's getting 'misty' over a gloom," This causes Misty to pull Ash's mouth wide with her fingers and ask him what is he saying about her, mistaking Ash's 'misty' comment with herself. Both seem to be blushing in the midst of their playfulness.

* ''[[EP077|Fourth Round Rumble]]''
: While watching Ash's match on the grass field in the spectator stands with Brock, Misty becomes particularly vocal whenever Brock shows signs of attraction for Ash's current opponent [[Jeanette Fisher]], yelling at Brock to remember whose side he is meant to be on. She also feels sorry for Ash when his mother and Professor Oak show up to tell him that all of Pallet Town is now rooting for him, recognizing the increased pressure this will put Ash under.

* ''[[EP155|Forest Grumps]]''
: At the beginning of the episode, Ash and Misty are surprisingly close to one another while tending to their Pokémon. Brock on the other hand is away from them asleep behind a tree.

: Upon reunion, Ash and Misty exclaim each other's names in joy while the camera focuses on their faces. What's interesting to note is how the scripting and animation seem to focus just on their reunion alone.

* ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''
: When Ash finally arrives home after his travels in Hoenn, he finds Misty at his house. She makes a point of being there, specifically so that she could see Ash as soon as he arrived back from Hoenn even though she apparently has no idea how soon exactly he would be returning. For all she knew, she could have been expecting a wait spanning multiple weeks.
: Azurill is a good excuse to go down there but it does not explain her behavior:
:*Why did she stay at Ash's mother's house, and not at Oak's laboratory?
:*Why was she waiting at Ash's mother's house for days and days for Ash's arrival, especially given that they didn't know exactly how long Ash would take to return?
:*Why was she so concerned about getting to see Ash as soon as he arrived?
:*How can her somewhat wistfully delivered line of how Ash is the same as always be explained?
:*Why couldn't she have simply delayed her trip down there until Ash had already arrived?

* ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''
: Ash considers Misty as a rival at times and, when given the chance, he likes showing off to impress her. In this special episode, Ash receives an invitation from [[Dr. Yung]]. Upon reaching the mansion of Dr. Yung, he is surprised to see Misty and Professor Oak there. As Misty proceeds on asking him why he is there, Ash waves the invitation in front of him in an attempt to show off, saying that he got invited because of his great skills as a trainer. Misty stays composed and shows her own invitation, telling him that she also got invited, which surprises Ash.

: When Dr. Yung asks Ash and Misty to battle, Ash quickly expresses his excitement only to be foiled by Misty. The Gym Leader reminds Ash of his manners and says "Ladies first!" while winking an eye at him.

: In order to save Professor Oak, Ash decides to sneak into the castle through underwater. He could have chosen May or Max to come with him, but he chose Misty.

[[File:Spurt Card Ash loves Misty.png‎|thumb|250px|Misty and Delia, featured on the Queen of Hearts Card in the tenth Japanese OP, ''[[Spurt!]]'']]
* ''[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]
: In the first ever opening theme song of the Pokémon anime, there is a scene where the Ash and {{ashfr|his friends}} are in a forest by a campfire. It's an interesting note to see Ash and Misty sitting very close to each other, while Brock is quite far from them, sitting on the other side.

* ''[[Spurt!]]''
: In the fifth and final opening theme song for the Japanese Advanced Generation Pokémon anime series, Misty was shown in a "Queen of Hearts" card together with [[Delia Ketchum]]. One could say the two girls in the card likely represent the more important females in Ash's life.

* ''[[Under the Mistletoe]]''
: This song includes hints from both. Ash sings about that he is happy tonight and Misty sings about she knows she will meet her true love under the mistletoe. Later during this song, Misty comments that she and Ash stand under the mistletoe. Also, both sing they want to tell something to [[Santa Claus|St. Nicholas]]. However, when they are both under the mistletoe Ash runs off.

*Misty constantly yelled at and insulted Ash through out the show, and is an example of the hiding of feelings for children of that age, however depending on how much older they have gotten since they had met, this may or may not be a very big clue.

*Every time that Ash has a near-death-experience or Misty thinks that Ash is dead, she expresses extreme anguish, almost to the extent of sobbing.

*When Jigglypuff sings its song, Misty and Ash are often seen leaning against each other in their sleep.

*If Ash is in danger, Misty will be very worried for Ash, more than other characters. Ash will also be very concerned for Misty if she's in any kind of danger.

* When Misty was part of the group, Ash was well aware of signs of romance between humans and Pokémon, even knowing if a girl was flirting with him (such as when he nervously ran away from Macy in ''Love, Pokémon Style''). After she left the group, Ash has shown signs of being oblivious to anything romantic taking place around him, as well as not knowing when a girl was interested in him.

==Alternate names==
PokéShipping, as with many of the more popular Ships, is known by a variety of different names. Following the emergence of PokéShipping from amongst these as the de-facto standard, the other names have become associated with certain groups within the PokéShipping fandom, or certain methods of shipping. A prominent few are detailed below.

* '''GakiShipping''' - An early term coined around the same time as TwerpShipping, the name was originally meant to be descriptive of both Ash & Misty being ''gakis'' (Gaki being a somewhat rude way to refer to a child in Japanese), but has since evolved to describe the actual shipper, and is now used only in an insulting manner towards shippers (not necessarily just PokéShippers) who use flimsy evidence to support their position, or otherwise act childish, especially when referring to their supported 'ships.

* '''SatoKasu''' - The original (Japanese) term for the ship, using the standard Japanese naming method of combining the first 2 characters from each characters name, starting with the dominant character.

* '''SakaShipping''' - Another early name for the pairing, from '''Sa'''toshi and '''Ka'''sumi.

* '''BikeShipping''' - this name refers to Ash and Pikachu breaking Misty's bike, and is among the least used of all names for this pairing.

* '''SushiShipping''' - from Ka'''su'''mi and Sato'''shi'''. Combining portions of the characters' names to form words was common early on, but now is hardly ever used.

* '''TwerpShipping''' - The original (English) name for the ship, the term is currently used primarily only amongst users on TRHQ, and by those who primarily associate themselves with {{s|Rocket}}.

* '''AAML''' - Standing for Ash And Misty Love. Also '''AAMRN''', Ash And Misty Romance Novel.

==Trivia==
* The both of them have held hands a couple of times in the series and when they do, the camera focuses on their hands for a moment.
* They have battled against each other twice for the ownership of a Pokémon: {{p|Togepi}} and {{p|Totodile}}.
* The two have shared similar victory poses in the series. Imitation is known to be the ultimate form of flattery.
* [[Ash's Pikachu]] took a liking to Misty very early in the show. [[Professor Oak]] and other characters have stated that Pokémon reflect the feelings of their Trainers.

==Notable PokéShippers==
*{{an|Daisy}}

==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=34915 PokéShipping Discussion Thread]

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[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[File:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

*''[[AG061|Disaster of Disguise]]''
: At the beginning of the episode, Drew is facing a masked opponent. After being defeated, he runs into Ash and company at the [[Pokémon Center]]. Drew tells May he won't be entering the Contest. May is shocked, but she also seems disappointed she won't be able to see him.

*''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''
: A few scenes in this episode, shows Drew watching the Contest in the audience. During the episode, Drew comments on how May has improved. Later, Drew is surprised that May had won, but also shows that he's happy for her.

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynaut's little "party," the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: During the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some ContestShippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch {{p|Arcanine}}, [[Team Rocket]] shows up. {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} try to help get Arcanine and {{p|Growlithe}} back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a {{pkmn|Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new Pokémon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]
* [[May's Beautifly]]
* [[May]]
* [[Drew]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

PokéShipping

2010-07-31T03:03:03Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Notable PokéShippers */

User talk:ArcToraphim/Archive2

2010-07-30T16:04:11Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Headline text */

*[[User talk:ArcToraphim/Archive1|Archive 1]]

== Battle judge ==

Nice article. Just remember that when you create pages you should link to them in other articles so that people can find them (and improve them!). If they don't get links they'll end up on [[Special:LonelyPages|this dungheap]]. Cheers, —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 11:52, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
:It was late, trom. x_x That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 12:50, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

== Feeling Shipping ==

I have noticed no one made a Yellow and Green page yet.is it ok if i make one? {{unsigned|Rubybrendan}}
:Administrative note: moved here from Luna's talk archive —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 08:01, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

== A question ==

Ah... hello. I have a question relating a shipping article that I started (sorry, did so without permission...) and was deleted by Magnedeth for reasons I don't quite understand; it doesn't help that no discussion items were left behind.

The ship is the SoulSilver one (Silver/Lyra), from HGSS. That one ship bothers me to no end, but I acknowledge that it's valid, so I thought it would be a good idea to start the article over at the shipping category, where I couldn't find it by that name (the only one I know for it), nor by checking the category for Silver nor HGSS pairings. And since over at the TV Tropes wiki it's no big deal for anybody to create an article, I went ahead with the idea, and let it remain a stub because it really is not my ship of choice.

Shortly thereafter, the article was deleted. I went to look at the Project Shipping page (...again; I had checked it before many times), which was the one I guessed was the relevant one for the case, and I kind of didn't find my article violating the rules, so I was left with just a question (OK, at last, this one goes for you): why was the article on the SoulSilverShipping deleted? --[[User:KayiR|KayiR]] 07:13, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

:It was deleted on the basis that the article would never be more than a stub, and all of its hints would be the same as Huntershipping. It would be like making an article for Clingyshipping (Barry/Lucas), NewRivalshipping (May/Wally) or Namelessshipping (Fire!Red/Blue) and expecting the article to be exceptionally different from (and not something that could be c/p'd to) an article on Conflictingshipping (Blue/Leaf), Loverivalshipping (Brendan/Wally), or a game!version only article of {{s|Twinleaf}}.
:Anything that could be said about SoulSilvershipping could be equally applied to Huntershipping; it's not exactly an exclusive 'ship in terms of its hints. And seeing as the opposite gender NPC doesn't crash into the rival at any point (save for the very beginning), the NPC cannot give an individual account of what they think of Silver, which takes even more individual hints away. The entire basis of either 'ship needs to come from Silver (you being the silent protag), and anything he says to Lyra is also the same thing he says to Ethan. So what's considered a hint for one must be considered a hint for the other. It'd be a pretty bias article, on that front. I'll think about if anything can be done in other ways for the couple, but as an individual article, I don't think it will stand up. Thank you for asking, though. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 14:48, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

::Mmm... And shouldn't it be better to at least acknowledge its existence, then say something like "the hints that apply to HunterShipping apply for SoulSilverShipping"? I mean, in case someone else with the same idea as me, but an actual supporter of the ship, came around and made an even bigger fuss? --[[User:KayiR|KayiR]] 17:28, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

:::We hold stricter notability standards for shipping articles. Not every pairing thought of by three fans deserves an entire page. For the ships that aren't notable for their own pages, we have lists of ships. --[[User:ElectAbuzzzz|'''electAbuzz''']][[User talk:ElectAbuzzzz|'''z''']][[Special:Contributions/ElectAbuzzzz|'''z''']] 17:45, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
::::Except SoulSilvershipping is ''popular'', Buzz. However, popularity isn't a reason for notability if its article cannot sustain itself properly. And if people who support it come along and wish to make it, they will likely be given the same reasons they cannot. And like I said, I'll think of something for it. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 18:06, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
:::::Don't some shipping articles have "other names for this ship" sections? Maybe a similar section could be added to HunterShipping, noting that SoulSilverShipping is the shipping name for Silver/Lyra, which goes by the same hints... I realize this could cause a fuss for a completely different reason, but it was the first thing I thought of, so I thought I'd suggest it. [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 18:36, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

== Specialshipping ==

How isn't Specialshipping canon?! --[[User:Shiny Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]] 23:23, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
:....Because Kusaka didn't make it canon...? [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 23:25, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
::Red and Yellow's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedStringOfFate red string of fate] doesn't count? --[[User:Shiny Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]] 23:31, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
:::That simply means they're destined in some fashion; if this were a shoujo series, I'd be more inclined to agree, but it's shounen. It ain't canon until they're confirmed feelings. Frantic did it, and even Graceful referred back to having been ex-canon and possibly future canon. Commoner is apparently one-sided, which doesn't make it canon at all in terms of romance, but canon in terms of character traits.
:::I don't take kindly to people who assume 'ships are true when they are undoubtedly not. In the mean time, the red string is still only a hint. A hint to possibly something bigger, but even without a partial confession, or a scene where it's obvious their dating, it's not canon. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 23:50, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

== Luckyshipping ==

For the trivia you mentioned, "I was wary of the second piece of trivia before, but I've decided neither are viable. The rumor is left because its directly related to the manga's events". Did you notice it was in the trivia section? It's just some unimportant facts that people should know. It doesn't necessarily mean Trivia has to be with the Manga. Sorry to bother you about it ^^ Just wondering why it was removed.
[[User:XLuckyshipper|Luckyshipping - Because they're lucky to be together]] 00:00, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
:I did notice it was trivia (I said it was as much). I removed it because while color-linking is common in video games, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a connection to the 'ship itself. Color-linking usually has a blue-red(-black) pattern, but in this case, it's not connected to the original series, seeing as it's Red/Green+Blue, not Red/Blue+Green (and that would only be a hint for the hero/rival, because the girl is the +1 regardless of what colors you do). J!Blue is an afterthought beyond J!Red/Green.
:I also removed the trivia on BurningLeafshipping, because Red and Leaf don't exist in the same space in the games. If you choose Red, Leaf doesn't exist in-game, and vice-versa. It's commonly accepted they're meant to be the same person, as in, they're different gender variants of the same being: the hero. BurningLeafshipping has as much connection to Luckyshipping as Twinleafshipping has to Haughtyshipping: entirely different circumstances. One's relation has no impact on the other's.
:That was pretty much why. *nod* [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 00:43, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
::Oh, I see now. Thank you for the response; I understand now. [[User:XLuckyshipper|Luckyshipping - Because they're lucky to be together]] 19:01, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

== Headline text ==
Hello. I hope I'm leaving the comment right... Umm does bulbapedia need an article on Coupleshipping?? If so may I do it please. (Sry I'm new here....) [[User:Diamond-Contestshipper|Diamond-Contestshipper]] 16:41, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
:Coupleshipping? No such thing. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 19:15, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

== Headline text ==
Oh...I saw it on google so..yeah sorry about that. :( [[User:Diamond-Contestshipper|Diamond-Contestshipper]] 16:04, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

User talk:ArcToraphim/Archive2

2010-07-29T16:41:02Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Luckyshipping */

*[[User talk:ArcToraphim/Archive1|Archive 1]]

== Battle judge ==

Nice article. Just remember that when you create pages you should link to them in other articles so that people can find them (and improve them!). If they don't get links they'll end up on [[Special:LonelyPages|this dungheap]]. Cheers, —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 11:52, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
:It was late, trom. x_x That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 12:50, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

== Feeling Shipping ==

I have noticed no one made a Yellow and Green page yet.is it ok if i make one? {{unsigned|Rubybrendan}}
:Administrative note: moved here from Luna's talk archive —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 08:01, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

== A question ==

Ah... hello. I have a question relating a shipping article that I started (sorry, did so without permission...) and was deleted by Magnedeth for reasons I don't quite understand; it doesn't help that no discussion items were left behind.

The ship is the SoulSilver one (Silver/Lyra), from HGSS. That one ship bothers me to no end, but I acknowledge that it's valid, so I thought it would be a good idea to start the article over at the shipping category, where I couldn't find it by that name (the only one I know for it), nor by checking the category for Silver nor HGSS pairings. And since over at the TV Tropes wiki it's no big deal for anybody to create an article, I went ahead with the idea, and let it remain a stub because it really is not my ship of choice.

Shortly thereafter, the article was deleted. I went to look at the Project Shipping page (...again; I had checked it before many times), which was the one I guessed was the relevant one for the case, and I kind of didn't find my article violating the rules, so I was left with just a question (OK, at last, this one goes for you): why was the article on the SoulSilverShipping deleted? --[[User:KayiR|KayiR]] 07:13, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

:It was deleted on the basis that the article would never be more than a stub, and all of its hints would be the same as Huntershipping. It would be like making an article for Clingyshipping (Barry/Lucas), NewRivalshipping (May/Wally) or Namelessshipping (Fire!Red/Blue) and expecting the article to be exceptionally different from (and not something that could be c/p'd to) an article on Conflictingshipping (Blue/Leaf), Loverivalshipping (Brendan/Wally), or a game!version only article of {{s|Twinleaf}}.
:Anything that could be said about SoulSilvershipping could be equally applied to Huntershipping; it's not exactly an exclusive 'ship in terms of its hints. And seeing as the opposite gender NPC doesn't crash into the rival at any point (save for the very beginning), the NPC cannot give an individual account of what they think of Silver, which takes even more individual hints away. The entire basis of either 'ship needs to come from Silver (you being the silent protag), and anything he says to Lyra is also the same thing he says to Ethan. So what's considered a hint for one must be considered a hint for the other. It'd be a pretty bias article, on that front. I'll think about if anything can be done in other ways for the couple, but as an individual article, I don't think it will stand up. Thank you for asking, though. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 14:48, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

::Mmm... And shouldn't it be better to at least acknowledge its existence, then say something like "the hints that apply to HunterShipping apply for SoulSilverShipping"? I mean, in case someone else with the same idea as me, but an actual supporter of the ship, came around and made an even bigger fuss? --[[User:KayiR|KayiR]] 17:28, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

:::We hold stricter notability standards for shipping articles. Not every pairing thought of by three fans deserves an entire page. For the ships that aren't notable for their own pages, we have lists of ships. --[[User:ElectAbuzzzz|'''electAbuzz''']][[User talk:ElectAbuzzzz|'''z''']][[Special:Contributions/ElectAbuzzzz|'''z''']] 17:45, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
::::Except SoulSilvershipping is ''popular'', Buzz. However, popularity isn't a reason for notability if its article cannot sustain itself properly. And if people who support it come along and wish to make it, they will likely be given the same reasons they cannot. And like I said, I'll think of something for it. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 18:06, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
:::::Don't some shipping articles have "other names for this ship" sections? Maybe a similar section could be added to HunterShipping, noting that SoulSilverShipping is the shipping name for Silver/Lyra, which goes by the same hints... I realize this could cause a fuss for a completely different reason, but it was the first thing I thought of, so I thought I'd suggest it. [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 18:36, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

== Specialshipping ==

How isn't Specialshipping canon?! --[[User:Shiny Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]] 23:23, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
:....Because Kusaka didn't make it canon...? [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 23:25, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
::Red and Yellow's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedStringOfFate red string of fate] doesn't count? --[[User:Shiny Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]] 23:31, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
:::That simply means they're destined in some fashion; if this were a shoujo series, I'd be more inclined to agree, but it's shounen. It ain't canon until they're confirmed feelings. Frantic did it, and even Graceful referred back to having been ex-canon and possibly future canon. Commoner is apparently one-sided, which doesn't make it canon at all in terms of romance, but canon in terms of character traits.
:::I don't take kindly to people who assume 'ships are true when they are undoubtedly not. In the mean time, the red string is still only a hint. A hint to possibly something bigger, but even without a partial confession, or a scene where it's obvious their dating, it's not canon. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 23:50, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

== Luckyshipping ==

For the trivia you mentioned, "I was wary of the second piece of trivia before, but I've decided neither are viable. The rumor is left because its directly related to the manga's events". Did you notice it was in the trivia section? It's just some unimportant facts that people should know. It doesn't necessarily mean Trivia has to be with the Manga. Sorry to bother you about it ^^ Just wondering why it was removed.
[[User:XLuckyshipper|Luckyshipping - Because they're lucky to be together]] 00:00, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
:I did notice it was trivia (I said it was as much). I removed it because while color-linking is common in video games, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a connection to the 'ship itself. Color-linking usually has a blue-red(-black) pattern, but in this case, it's not connected to the original series, seeing as it's Red/Green+Blue, not Red/Blue+Green (and that would only be a hint for the hero/rival, because the girl is the +1 regardless of what colors you do). J!Blue is an afterthought beyond J!Red/Green.
:I also removed the trivia on BurningLeafshipping, because Red and Leaf don't exist in the same space in the games. If you choose Red, Leaf doesn't exist in-game, and vice-versa. It's commonly accepted they're meant to be the same person, as in, they're different gender variants of the same being: the hero. BurningLeafshipping has as much connection to Luckyshipping as Twinleafshipping has to Haughtyshipping: entirely different circumstances. One's relation has no impact on the other's.
:That was pretty much why. *nod* [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 00:43, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

== Headline text ==
Hello. I hope I'm leaving the comment right... Umm does bulbapedia need an article on Coupleshipping?? If so may I do it please. (Sry I'm new here....) [[User:Diamond-Contestshipper|Diamond-Contestshipper]] 16:41, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

PearlShipping

2010-07-25T02:03:29Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Notable PearlShippers */

{{ship}}
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[[Image:Dawncheer.jpg|thumb|Dawn in the cheerleading outfit she wore to cheer for Ash]]
'''PearlShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトヒカ''' ''SatoHika'') is the name of the pairing between [[Ash Ketchum]] and his newest traveling {{ashfr|companion}}, {{an|Dawn}}, from the [[Pokémon anime]]. This [[shipping|Ship]] is among the more popular anime-based Shippings, along with {{s|Poké}}, {{s|Advance}}, and {{s|Contest}}. The name itself was coined from the belief Dawn's [[Dawn (game)|game persona]] would be linked to the {{ga|Barry|Pearl}} name upon {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}'s release, as was the case for {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, before much was known of either the anime saga or Dawn's character.

==Anime evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[DP004|Dawn of a New Era!]]''
: Dawn feels Ash does not respect or acknowledge her, and both argue with each other throughout most of the episode. She challenges [[Nando]] to a battle, hoping to make Ash realize how good she is as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. In the end, after Nando manages to explain to them that there is no reason to argue, both apologize to one another and exchange a few very sentimental words, strengthening their new friendship.
* ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]''
: Dawn is having a bad hair day and has her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} fix her hair. Before fixing her hair, she refuses to let Ash see her for fear of having him judge her, or that she is simply being self-conscious. Afterward, she asks Ash if he would like his done, too.
* ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]''
: Dawn comments on how awesome Ash looks when making his appeal in the {{ci|Jubilife}} Contest.
* ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''
: Dawn dons a cheerleading outfit, and she and her Pokémon began cheering and dancing for Ash to win and thus giving him the confidence to earn his first [[Badge|gym badge]] in Sinnoh. Neither [[Misty]] nor {{an|May}} ever went to such lengths in any of Ash's battles; they usually sat on the side lines discussing if he would win, though they did plain-out cheer for him.
* ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''
: Dawn sees Ash going off to train his Pokemon and follows for reasons unknown. In a later scene Dawn is inspired by Ash's training to do the same, but then starts crying about her recent Contest failure. When Ash approached her, she didn't want him to worry about it and played along with his assumption that she had dirt in her eyes. Then Ash says he is hungry and Dawn suggests that they get ice cream so that Ash wouldn't have to worry about her.
* ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]''
: Dawn talks to [[Maylene]] to try to convince her to take up Gym Leading again. Perhaps she does this because she can relate to it with her contest failures, but near the end of the conversation she admits she wonders if her Contests are holding Ash back, showing that she cares about his dreams almost more than her own.

* [[DP069|''Enter Galactic!'']]
: Ash claims the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This causes Dawn to blush and she says, "Well, lets just say that I was going to do anything I could to see an awesome Gym Battle between Ash and Maylene!"
* ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]''
: At the start of the episode, Dawn comments on how Ash does very well in training his Pokémon and even saying: "Ash is incredible!" Also, when Contest Master [[Wallace]] mentions the importance of the love between the Trainers and their Pokémon, Dawn agrees and lookes at Ash, as if she just realized something that involves Ash. Ash looks back at Dawn and stares at her in confusion.
* ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]''
: Dawn is proud of Ash because he and Buizel were able to pull off the {{m|Aqua Jet}}-{{m|Ice Beam}} combo that Dawn attempted to perform with Buizel in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'' (named [[Ice Aqua Jet]]), turning the opponent's {{m|Ice Beam}} against it.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: When Ash runs into [[Crasher Wake]] and falls to the ground, Dawn is concerned over Ash's well-being. In another scene, Dawn is so frightened by the appearance of the Croagunk, she hid behind Ash and held onto him.
* ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''
: Dawn becomes worried that Ash's plan to get past the {{p|Psyduck}} would fail and that Ash would end up hurt.
* ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]''
: When Brock finishes packing, and tells Dawn that they're ready to go, she immediately volunteers to go and get Ash. Also, after that, Brock is seen with Happiny, saying that they'd be better off waiting around in the Pokémon Center until Ash and Dawn are done training.
* ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]''
: When Byron's Gym assistant says that [[Byron]] has the upper hand during Ash's gym battle, Dawn gets angry and says, "I am telling you you're wrong! Ash is going to win it for sure!" showing the confidence she has that he will win.
* ''[[DP113|Hold The Phione!]]''
: When Ash asks Dawn what Pokémon she would be using in the upcoming Pokémon Contest, Dawn winks at him and says, "Well who do you ''think'' I would use?"
* ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''
: Dawn stated that she wanted to enter {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} in the {{to|Sandalstraw}} Contest so it could win it for both her and Ash.
*''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Ash is feeling upset when all his Pokémon are badly injured he runs off, and Dawn tries to follow him, but is stopped by Brock. So in order to cheer up Ash after his confidence goes down, Dawn puts on a show for him. Ash didn't know why Dawn was doing the show at first, but Nurse Joy whispered to him that she was doing it to make him and his Pokémon feel better.
*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
: When Ash, Dawn, Brock, [[Khoury]], and {{an|Lyra}} are trapped in a room at the [[Valley Windworks]], Lyra asks Dawn if Ash is her boyfriend. She quickly denies it, bewildered at the question. Lyra goes on, while trapped, about Ash's apparent strong points, putting Ash in a light Dawn likely hadn't seen before.
[[Image:Ash and Dawn Arguing.png|thumb|right|Dawn and Ash arguing.]]
*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
: After Ash falls into a Trapinch's {{a|Arena Trap}}, Dawn gets so worried about him that she starts to argue with him. While they were arguing, Lyra thinks to herself how nice it is that both Ash and Dawn care about each other so much. Also, Dawn gets startled when Lyra talks about Khoury being her boyfriend.

* [[DP177]]
: After the conclusion of the Grand Festival, Zoey asks Dawn if she can join her back to Snowpoint City. She declines, saying she has something to do. After that, Zoey assumes that Dawn will be cheering Ash on for his upcoming battles, which she confirms.

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[DP018|O'er The Rampardos We Watched]]''
: Dawn is dressed in a cheerleading outfit to cheer Ash on. When she starts cheering with her Pokémon, Ash notices this and said, "Geez, thanks Dawn." As he said this, he had a big grin on his face.
* ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]''
: Ash calms her nerves after she had made what she thought was a bad appeal, and even used her frequent catchphrase, "''No need to worry!''" (Japanese: "''Daijōbu!''") to console her and gave her a caring and loving look.
* ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]''
: Ash signs Dawn up in the {{ci|Hearthome}} [[Tag Battle Tournament]] to cheer her up after her recent Contest loss. When he tells her, she is against it because she thought she wouldn't do well, but Ash claims he thinks she would do great. He also tells her to try her best. When she agrees, he raises his hand with a big grin on his face to give her a high five.
[[Image:Ash Displaying Sadness.png|thumb|right|Ash showing emotion over Dawn's second contest loss.]]
* ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''
: Ash is deeply saddened when Dawn lost in the appeal round for the second time. After the loss, "[[Jessie|Jessalina]]" walks up to her and tells her to leave. Dawn tells "Jessalina" she wants to stay. The camera then turns to her slightly shaking fist. The camera then shoots over to Ash's face. The brown in his eyes can be seen, and this usually only happens when Ash is very upset. He then lowers his head, and hides his eyes behind his hat.
* ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''
: Ash said the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This caused Dawn to blush and she said, "Thanks, but it was all worth it to see an amazing battle between you and Maylene, Ash." This made Ash smile widely at her.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: During the Croagunk Festival, Ash asks Dawn to dance.
* ''[[DP084|Hungry for the Good Life!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn climb onto Team Rocket's [[Team Rocket's mechas|robot]], he falls off and screams her name twice, once while he fell and again when he lost sight of her.
* ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''
: Dawn makes a comment about how Ash should treat his Pokémon like {{Gary}} does and Ash becomes furious. Some PearlShippers consider that to be jealousy of Dawn's supposed feelings for Gary.
* ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]''
: When Dawn becomes frustrated with designing her outfits for the collection, Ash comments on how all her designs are amazing and she should do her best.
* ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''
: When Brock comments on how great [[Conway]] is with his {{p|Venonat}}, Ash begins to get worried and yells, "'Kay Dawn, hang in there!" Later, Ash was extremely happy that Dawn won the prize for being closest to her [[Pokémon]].
* ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]''
: Ash saves Dawn by putting his arm around her waist and pushing her to safety, protecting her from her {{TP|Dawn|Piloswine}} after it went charging at her for more Poffins.
* ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''
: When [[Ursula]] insults Dawn, Dawn becomes mad but as soon as she is about to say something to Ursula as she leaves, Ash yells at her telling her that Dawn is a much better Coordinator and Trainer than she is.
* ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''
: As soon as Ash found out that Dawn fell in the river, he became extremely worried about her and continued to be concerned about her until he found Dawn again. Meanwhile, {{an|Brock}} didn't show nearly as much concern as Ash did.
* ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Dawn puts on a show for Ash and his Pokémon, Ash does not know why, so Nurse Joy tells him that it is to cheer up him and all his Pokémon. When she tells him this, he gives Dawn a weird look as if to say, "Is this true?" Dawn gives him a smile and a wink, saying yes and starts the show. As the show progresses, Ash and his Pokémon are enjoying themselves very much.
* ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
: When Lyra invites Dawn up for a battle with her {{p|Chikorita}}, Ash yells, "Yeah, go Dawn!" and pushes her by the shoulder up on the podium.
* ''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
:During this episode Lyra is trying to make Dawn and Khoury a couple; she does this by staying close to Ash the entire episode. However, when the gang is in the cave, Ash and the others get separated by a flock of {{p|Zubat}}. When this happened, Dawn was seen by herself scared and alone with her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. Soon after, Ash is seen running up to Dawn to save her and calling out her name.
* ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''
: Throughout the episode, Ash continually states Dawn is awesome and "number one."
* ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]''
: In this episode, Ash is seen giving Dawn many kind gestures. First, when Dawn fainted, Ash gives her some warm milk to make her feel better. Here Ash tells her how worried he was about her. His kind words touch Dawn and she thinks that he is being really sweet to her. Second, during the contest, Brock was worried that Dawn's performance wouldn't go to well, but Ash tells him that he believes in Dawn. Finally, after the first round of the contest, Ash runs into the contestant area (Brock behind) and tells her that she was awesome and that her Pokemon were a great pair. These words touch Dawn again and they high five. At the end of the episode, [[Ursula]] comments on how close Ash and Dawn are together.

===Other hints===
[[Image:HighfiveDP.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Ash and Dawn high-fiving]]
* Ash and Dawn are often seen exchanging high fives whenever one of them accomplishes something, which might possibly portray a deep friendship, as Ash has rarely ever given a high five to anyone else on the show.
*[[Dawn's Buneary]] has {{s|Lagomorph|a crush}} on [[Ash's Pikachu]]. This could be a sign that Dawn may have a crush on Ash, since [[Professor Oak]] and [[Brock]] have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. It is to be pointed out that Buneary developed this crush ''before'' Dawn caught it. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
* So far, Ash has watched all of Dawn's Contests. He did not do this with May because he would sometimes be training his Pokémon instead of watching her.
* Dawn is the source of some of the moves and strategies used in battle by Ash, which include [[Ash's Buizel|Ice Aqua Jet]] & [[Dawn's Piplup|Spin]]. Ash watching Dawn's Contest may (in part) be so he can learn new things to apply in battle.
[[Image:Promo PokemonMovie11.JPG|thumb|100px|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster]]
* One of the movie posters for ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' depicts Pikachu and Piplup sitting on Ash's and Dawn's heads, respectively. Some fans have pointed out that the distance portrayed between Dawn and Ash is very small. However, other fans point out how Ash's hair, which can usually be seen from the sides of his hat, is not present. This may mean the Trainers are not really wearing their hats.
* A Domino's Pizza Kids 2008 Commercial in Japan features Ash and Dawn, as well as some Pokémon.
* [[High Touch!]]
: The opening is sung by Ash and Dawn. The lyrics show how close their friendship is to each other and their Pokémon. But, mainly to each other. [[Image:High_Touch_Pearlshipping.gif‎|thumb|200px|Pearlshipping in [[High Touch!]] opening]]
* ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]''
: While Dawn battled a revived {{p|Aerodactyl}}, Ash is fascinated with {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s new dodging tactic that he asks Dawn to help him practice for his rematch. He then has {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}}, and {{AP|Turtwig}} use them in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched]]'' in his rematch with [[Roark]], again in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]'' in his match against Kenny, and a few other times since, the tactic becoming a regular (if not frequent) feature in Ash's strategy.
[[File:PearlHintDP149.png|thumb|Ash and Dawn close to each other]]
* ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn were in the submarine, they saw a school of {{p|Luvdisc}}. Some PearlShippers consider this a hint because Luvdisc's [[Pokédex]] entry says if two people see a school of Luvdisc, they will be blessed with eternal love (however, there's been long-debated discrepancies about how much the anime and the game are relatable, and should not be taken at face value. Also, {{s|Advance|AdvanceShippers}} have a similar hint from the [[M09|ninth movie]]).

==Movie evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When {{mov|Darkrai|Darkrai|10}} first appears in front of Ash and company, Dawn runs over to Ash's side. Several other scenes feature Dawn reacting to Ash's predicaments: when Ash is about to fall off the tower, Dawn rushes over to save him. When Ash saves her from falling of the platform, Dawn looks at him with a thankful expression on her face and is holding his hand. And when Ash begins to cry, believing he lost Darkrai, Dawn looks at him with a worried expression and begins to cry as well.
* ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
: When Ash tries to defeat Marcus, he has trouble beating {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Bronzong}}. As soon as they both attack Pikachu, Dawn and her Piplup protect Ash and Pikachu, and help him fight. During this time, Brock is not with Dawn and Ash but with [[Sheena]] and [[Damos]].

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When both Ash and Dawn are falling off the tower together, Ash holds Dawn tight so that she doesn't leave him.

===Other movie hints===
Movie Posters
* Throughout most promotional posters of Diamond & Pearl movies, Brock seemed to be excluded, leaving only Ash and Dawn in them.

==Similarities==
* Both Dawn and Ash saw a [[legendary Pokémon]] at the beginning of their journeys (Ash saw {{an|Ho-Oh}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' and Dawn saw {{p|Mesprit}} in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'').
** They have both seen a [[Lake guardians|lake guardian]]: Dawn and Mesprit in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'', and Ash and {{p|Azelf}} in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' (eventually, Brock saw {{p|Uxie}} as well).
* Neither of Ash or Dawn's fathers have ever been acknowledged on-screen in the anime. They also are only children with no siblings.
[[Image:Pearlshipping.png|thumb|right|Scene from ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'']]
* They both have childhood [[rival]]s: Ash's is [[Gary Oak]] and Dawn's is {{si|Kenny}}.
* The rivals of their {{ga|Red|game}} {{ga|Dawn|counterparts}} ({{Gary}} and {{an|Barry}}) have appeared in the anime instead of making a cameo, as {{ga|Silver}} and {{ga|Brendan}} have.
* He first participated in an official Contest at the same time as Dawn.
* They are the only main characters that have battled members of the [[Elite Four]].
* Just like Ash's Pikachu, [[Dawn's Piplup]] wasn't ready to obey her when they first met. Eventually, they became friends.
** Pikachu saved Ash from {{p|Spearow}} in the beginning of his journey while Piplup saved Dawn from {{p|Ariados}}.
** Both Dawn and Ash's first Pokémon have refused to evolve.
** Both of their {{Pkmn2|starter}}s were able to defeat their evolved forms: {{AP|Pikachu}} beat [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} and [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}}, while {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} beat {{si|Kenny}}'s {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}}.
** As of ''[[DP060|Journey To The Unown!]]'', [[Dawn's Piplup]] seems to have become an "out of the ball" Pokémon, as it rarely stays inside its [[Poké Ball]] anymore, and is often seen being carried around by Dawn just as Ash carries around Pikachu on his shoulder.
[[Image:Dominos Ad Nov08.jpg|thumb|right|Scene from a 2008 Domino's Pizza commercial]]
* Both Ash and Dawn have owned Pokémon that refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}} and {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}).
** Both also have a Pokémon they caught in its earliest form, which began to disobey them after evolving once, and then evolved again rather quickly. Eventually, both Pokémon started obeying their Trainers (however, it took [[Ash's Charizard]] longer to obey than [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]).
* They both released the second Pokémon they caught: Ash released {{AP|Pidgeot}} and Dawn released {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. However, Dawn recaptured Pachirisu and Ash said he would come back for Pidgeot (though he has yet to do so).
* Dawn is the only main character in the series, aside from Ash, who owns an {{t|Electric}} Pokémon.
* Ash and Dawn are the only main characters to trade Pokémon with each other: Ash's {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}} for Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}}.
* In ''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]'', Pachirisu becomes ill from having too much electricity, which also happened to Ash's Pikachu between ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'' and ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]''.
* Just like [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Dawn's Piplup]] stopped evolving in the middle of the evolution process.
* Both own a {{p|Cyndaquil}}.
* Both released a fully evolved Pokémon from their current team for training during the the ''Diamond and Pearl'' saga.
** Both are part of a two-evolution family and their base forms relate to Generation II.
* In ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'', Dawn rented an affectionate {{p|Grimer}} whose behavior is similar to that of [[Ash's Muk]].
* Both Ash and Dawn have a parent that is their role model: Ash wants to be a Pokémon master like his dad and Dawn wants to be a top Coordinator like her mom.

==Notable PearlShippers==
* {{an|Lyra}}
* {{an|Brock}}

==Alternate names==
* '''AADL''', occasionally used, standing for '''A'''sh '''A'''nd '''D'''awn '''L'''ove.
* '''ShinouShipping'''; please note that this name conflicts with {{s|Fortune}}, the pairing of {{ga|Lucas}} and {{ga|Dawn}} in the games, also referred to as ShinouShipping.
* '''Sakari''', also occasionally seen, a name taken from '''Sa'''toshi and Hi'''kari'''.
*'''SatoHika''' which is taken from '''Sato'''shi and '''Hika'''ri.

==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=17204 PearlShipping General Discussion]

==External links==
* [http://fan.akuseru.org/sakari/ The fanlisting for PearlShipping]

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ContestShipping

2010-07-21T19:15:29Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

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[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series. Later, Drew and Ash have a battle. Some Advance and Contestshippers believe that this was thier way of fighting over May.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[File:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

*''[[AG061|Disaster of Disguise]]''
: At the beginning of the episode, Drew is facing a masked opponent. After being defeated, he runs into May and co. at the [[Pokémon Center]]. Drew tells May he won't be entering the contest. May is shocked, but she also seems dissapointed she won't be able to see him.

*''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''
: A few scenes in this episodes shows Drew watching the contest in the audience. Some Contestshippers believe this could mean he showed up just for May. There is some evidence proving that. Durring the episode Drew continues to comment on how May has improved. Later Drew is surprised that May had won, but also shows that he's happy for her.

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: During the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some ContestShippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch {{p|Arcanine}}, [[Team Rocket]] shows up. {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} try to help get Arcanine and {{p|Growlithe}} back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a {{pkmn|Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new Pokémon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

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ContestShipping

2010-07-21T19:10:21Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

{{ship}}
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[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

*''[[AG061|Disaster of Disguise]]''
: In the beginning of the episode Drew is facing a masked opponent. After being defeted Drew runs into May and co. at the [[pkmn center]]. Drew tells May he won't be entering the contest. May is shocked but she also seems dissapointed she won't be able to see him.

*''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''
: A few scenes in this episodes shows Drew watching the contest in the audience. Some Contestshippers believe this could mean he showed up just for May. There is some evidence proving that. Durring the episode Drew continues to comment on how May has improved. Later Drew is surprised that May had won, but also shows that he's happy for her.

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: During the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some ContestShippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch {{p|Arcanine}}, [[Team Rocket]] shows up. {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} try to help get Arcanine and {{p|Growlithe}} back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a {{pkmn|Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new Pokémon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

ContestShipping

2010-07-21T19:04:22Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

{{ship}}
----
[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

*''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''
: A few scenes in this episodes shows Drew watching the contest in the audience. Some Contestshippers believe this could mean he showed up just for May. There is some evidence proving that. Durring the episode Drew continues to comment on how May has improved. Later Drew is surprised that May had won, but also shows that he's happy for her.

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: During the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some ContestShippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch {{p|Arcanine}}, [[Team Rocket]] shows up. {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} try to help get Arcanine and {{p|Growlithe}} back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a {{pkmn|Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new Pokémon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

ContestShipping

2010-07-21T04:15:44Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

{{ship}}
----
[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: Durring the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some Contestshippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch Arcanine, [[Team Rocket| Jessie, James and Meowth]] shows up. {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} try to help get [[Arcanine]] and [[Growlithe]] back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a {{pkmn| Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new pokemon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

ContestShipping

2010-07-21T04:15:03Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

{{ship}}
----
[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: Durring the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some Contestshippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch Arcanine, [[Team Rocket| Jessie, James and Meowth]] shows up. {{Ash}} and Brock try to help get [[Arcanine]] and [[Growlithe]] back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a {{pkmn| Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new pokemon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

ContestShipping

2010-07-21T04:14:29Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

{{ship}}
----
[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: Durring the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some Contestshippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch Arcanine, [[Team Rocket| Jessie, James and Meowth]] shows up. {{Ash}} and Brock try to help get [[Arcanine]] and [[Growlithe]] back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a [[pkmn| Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new pokemon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

ContestShipping

2010-07-21T04:13:17Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

{{ship}}
----
[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: Durring the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some Contestshippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch Arcanine, [[Team Rocket| Jessie, James and Meowth]] shows up. {{Ash}} and Brock try to help get [[Arcanine]] and [[Growlithe]] back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a [pkmn| Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new pokemon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

ContestShipping

2010-07-21T04:11:24Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

{{ship}}
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[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: Durring the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some Contestshippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch Arcanine, [[Team Rocket| Jessie, James and Meowth]] shows up. {{Ash}} and Brock try to help get [[Arcanine]] and [[Growlithe]] back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a [pkmn| Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new pokemon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

: While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.
[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

ContestShipping

2010-07-21T04:09:58Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

{{ship}}
----
[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her.

* ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
: Durring the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some Contestshippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch Arcanine, [[Team Rocket| Jessie, James and Meowth]] shows up. {{Ash}} and {{Brock}} try to help get [[Arcanine]] and [[Growlithe]] back, but May and Drew both insist that ''they'' work together. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a [pkmn| Contest}} coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new pokemon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it."

: While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.
[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

PearlShipping

2010-07-21T01:42:37Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Other hints */

{{ship}}
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[[Image:Dawncheer.jpg|thumb|Dawn in the cheerleading outfit she wore to cheer for Ash]]
'''PearlShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトヒカ''' ''SatoHika'') is the name of the pairing between [[Ash Ketchum]] and his newest traveling {{ashfr|companion}}, {{an|Dawn}}, from the [[Pokémon anime]]. This [[shipping|Ship]] is among the more popular anime-based Shippings, along with {{s|Poké}}, {{s|Advance}}, and {{s|Contest}}. The name itself was coined from the belief Dawn's [[Dawn (game)|game persona]] would be linked to the {{ga|Barry|Pearl}} name upon {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}'s release, as was the case for {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, before much was known of either the anime saga or Dawn's character.

==Anime evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[DP004|Dawn of a New Era!]]''
: Dawn feels Ash does not respect or acknowledge her, and both argue with each other throughout most of the episode. She challenges [[Nando]] to a battle, hoping to make Ash realize how good she is as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. In the end, after Nando manages to explain to them that there is no reason to argue, both apologize to one another and exchange a few very sentimental words, strengthening their new friendship.
* ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]''
: Dawn is having a bad hair day and has her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} fix her hair. Before fixing her hair, she refuses to let Ash see her for fear of having him judge her, or that she is simply being self-conscious. Afterward, she asks Ash if he would like his done, too.
* ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]''
: Dawn comments on how awesome Ash looks when making his appeal in the {{ci|Jubilife}} Contest.
* ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''
: Dawn dons a cheerleading outfit, and she and her Pokémon began cheering and dancing for Ash to win and thus giving him the confidence to earn his first [[Badge|gym badge]] in Sinnoh. Neither [[Misty]] nor {{an|May}} ever went to such lengths in any of Ash's battles; they usually sat on the side lines discussing if he would win, though they did plain-out cheer for him.
* ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''
: Dawn sees Ash going off to train his Pokemon and follows for reasons unknown. In a later scene Dawn is inspired by Ash's training to do the same, but then starts crying about her recent Contest failure. When Ash approached her, she didn't want him to worry about it and played along with his assumption that she had dirt in her eyes. Then Ash says he is hungry and Dawn suggests that they get ice cream so that Ash wouldn't have to worry about her.
* ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]''
: Dawn talks to [[Maylene]] to try to convince her to take up Gym Leading again. Perhaps she does this because she can relate to it with her contest failures, but near the end of the conversation she admits she wonders if her Contests are holding Ash back, showing that she cares about his dreams almost more than her own.

* [[DP069|''Enter Galactic!'']]
: Ash claims the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This causes Dawn to blush and she says, "Well, lets just say that I was going to do anything I could to see an awesome Gym Battle between Ash and Maylene!"
* ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]''
: At the start of the episode, Dawn comments on how Ash does very well in training his Pokémon and even saying: "Ash is incredible!" Also, when Contest Master [[Wallace]] mentions the importance of the love between the Trainers and their Pokémon, Dawn agrees and lookes at Ash, as if she just realized something that involves Ash. Ash looks back at Dawn and stares at her in confusion.
* ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]''
: Dawn is proud of Ash because he and Buizel were able to pull off the {{m|Aqua Jet}}-{{m|Ice Beam}} combo that Dawn attempted to perform with Buizel in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'' (named [[Ice Aqua Jet]]), turning the opponent's {{m|Ice Beam}} against it.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: When Ash runs into [[Crasher Wake]] and falls to the ground, Dawn is concerned over Ash's well-being. In another scene, Dawn is so frightened by the appearance of the Croagunk, she hid behind Ash and held onto him.
* ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''
: Dawn becomes worried that Ash's plan to get past the {{p|Psyduck}} would fail and that Ash would end up hurt.
* ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]''
: When Brock finishes packing, and tells Dawn that they're ready to go, she immediately volunteers to go and get Ash. Also, after that, Brock is seen with Happiny, saying that they'd be better off waiting around in the Pokémon Center until Ash and Dawn are done training.
* ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]''
: When Byron's Gym assistant says that [[Byron]] has the upper hand during Ash's gym battle, Dawn gets angry and says, "I am telling you you're wrong! Ash is going to win it for sure!" showing the confidence she has that he will win.
* ''[[DP113|Hold The Phione!]]''
: When Ash asks Dawn what Pokémon she would be using in the upcoming Pokémon Contest, Dawn winks at him and says, "Well who do you ''think'' I would use?"
* ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''
: Dawn stated that she wanted to enter {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} in the {{to|Sandalstraw}} Contest so it could win it for both her and Ash.
*''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Ash is feeling upset when all his Pokémon are badly injured he runs off, and Dawn tries to follow him, but is stopped by Brock. So in order to cheer up Ash after his confidence goes down, Dawn puts on a show for him. Ash didn't know why Dawn was doing the show at first, but Nurse Joy whispered to him that she was doing it to make him and his Pokémon feel better.
*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
: When Ash, Dawn, Brock, [[Khoury]], and {{an|Lyra}} are trapped in a room at the [[Valley Windworks]], Lyra asks Dawn if Ash is her boyfriend. She quickly denies it, bewildered at the question. Lyra goes on, while trapped, about Ash's apparent strong points, putting Ash in a light Dawn likely hadn't seen before.
*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
: After Ash falls into a Trapinch's {{a|Arena Trap}}, Dawn gets so worried about him that she starts to argue with him. While they were arguing, Lyra thinks to herself how nice it is that both Ash and Dawn care about each other so much. Also, Dawn gets startled when Lyra talks about Khoury being her boyfriend.

* [[DP177]]
: After the conclusion of the Grand Festival, Zoey asks Dawn if she can join her back to Snowpoint City. She declines, saying she has something to do. After that, Zoey assumes that Dawn will be cheering Ash on for his upcoming battles, which she confirms.

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[DP018|O'er The Rampardos We Watched]]''
: Dawn is dressed in a cheerleading outfit to cheer Ash on. When she starts cheering with her Pokémon, Ash notices this and said, "Geez, thanks Dawn." As he said this, he had a big grin on his face.
* ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]''
: Ash calms her nerves after she had made what she thought was a bad appeal, and even used her frequent catchphrase, "''No need to worry!''" (Japanese: "''Daijōbu!''") to console her and gave her a caring and loving look.
* ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]''
: Ash signs Dawn up in the {{ci|Hearthome}} [[Tag Battle Tournament]] to cheer her up after her recent Contest loss. When he tells her, she is against it because she thought she wouldn't do well, but Ash claims he thinks she would do great. He also tells her to try her best. When she agrees, he raises his hand with a big grin on his face to give her a high five.
* ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''
: Ash is deeply saddened when Dawn lost in the appeal round for the second time. After the loss, "[[Jessie|Jessalina]]" walks up to her and tells her to leave. Dawn tells "Jessalina" she wants to stay. The camera then turns to her slightly shaking fist. The camera then shoots over to Ash's face. The brown in his eyes can be seen, and this usually only happens when Ash is very upset. He then lowers his head, and hides his eyes behind his hat.
* ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''
: Ash said the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This caused Dawn to blush and she said, "Thanks, but it was all worth it to see an amazing battle between you and Maylene, Ash." This made Ash smile widely at her.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: During the Croagunk Festival, Ash asks Dawn to dance.
* ''[[DP084|Hungry for the Good Life!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn climb onto Team Rocket's [[Team Rocket's mechas|robot]], he falls off and screams her name twice, once while he fell and again when he lost sight of her.
* ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''
: Dawn makes a comment about how Ash should treat his Pokémon like {{Gary}} does and Ash becomes furious. Some PearlShippers consider that to be jealousy of Dawn's supposed feelings for Gary.
* ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]''
: When Dawn becomes frustrated with designing her outfits for the collection, Ash comments on how all her designs are amazing and she should do her best.
* ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''
: When Brock comments on how great [[Conway]] is with his {{p|Venonat}}, Ash begins to get worried and yells, "'Kay Dawn, hang in there!" Later, Ash was extremely happy that Dawn won the prize for being closest to her [[Pokémon]].
* ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]''
: Ash saves Dawn by putting his arm around her waist and pushing her to safety, protecting her from her {{TP|Dawn|Piloswine}} after it went charging at her for more Poffins.
* ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''
: When [[Ursula]] insults Dawn, Dawn becomes mad but as soon as she is about to say something to Ursula as she leaves, Ash yells at her telling her that Dawn is a much better Coordinator and Trainer than she is.
* ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''
: As soon as Ash found out that Dawn fell in the river, he became extremely worried about her and continued to be concerned about her until he found Dawn again. Meanwhile, {{an|Brock}} didn't show nearly as much concern as Ash did.
* ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Dawn puts on a show for Ash and his Pokémon, Ash does not know why, so Nurse Joy tells him that it is to cheer up him and all his Pokémon. When she tells him this, he gives Dawn a weird look as if to say, "Is this true?" Dawn gives him a smile and a wink, saying yes and starts the show. As the show progresses, Ash and his Pokémon are enjoying themselves very much.
* ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
: When Lyra invites Dawn up for a battle with her {{p|Chikorita}}, Ash yells, "Yeah, go Dawn!" and pushes her by the shoulder up on the podium.
* ''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
:During this episode Lyra is trying to make Dawn and Khoury a couple; she does this by staying close to Ash the entire episode. However, when the gang is in the cave, Ash and the others get separated by a flock of {{p|Zubat}}. When this happened, Dawn was seen by herself scared and alone with her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. Soon after, Ash is seen running up to Dawn to save her and calling out her name.
* ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''
: Throughout the episode, Ash continually states Dawn is awesome and "number one."
* ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]''
: In this episode, Ash is seen giving Dawn many kind gestures. First, when Dawn fainted, Ash gives her some warm milk to make her feel better. Here Ash tells her how worried he was about her. His kind words touch Dawn and she thinks that he is being really sweet to her. Second, during the contest, Brock was worried that Dawn's performance wouldn't go to well, but Ash tells him that he believes in Dawn. Finally, after the first round of the contest, Ash runs into the contestant area (Brock behind) and tells her that she was awesome and that her Pokemon were a great pair. These words touch Dawn again and they high five. At the end of the episode, [[Ursula]] comments on how close Ash and Dawn are together.

===Other hints===
[[Image:HighfiveDP.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Ash and Dawn high-fiving]]
* Ash and Dawn are often seen exchanging high fives whenever one of them accomplishes something, which might possibly portray a deep friendship, as Ash has rarely ever given a high five to anyone else on the show.
*[[Dawn's Buneary]] has {{s|Lagomorph|a crush}} on [[Ash's Pikachu]]. This could be a sign that Dawn may have a crush on Ash, since [[Professor Oak]] and [[Brock]] have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. It is to be pointed out that Buneary developed this crush ''before'' Dawn caught it. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
* So far, Ash has watched all of Dawn's Contests. He did not do this with May because he would sometimes be training his Pokémon instead of watching her.
* Dawn is the source of some of the moves and strategies used in battle by Ash, which include [[Ash's Buizel|Ice Aqua Jet]] & [[Dawn's Piplup|Spin]]. Ash watching Dawn's Contest may (in part) be so he can learn new things to apply in battle.
[[Image:Promo PokemonMovie11.JPG|thumb|100px|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster]]
* One of the movie posters for ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' depicts Pikachu and Piplup sitting on Ash's and Dawn's heads, respectively. Some fans have pointed out that the distance portrayed between Dawn and Ash is very small. However, other fans point out how Ash's hair, which can usually be seen from the sides of his hat, is not present. This may mean the Trainers are not really wearing their hats.
* A Domino's Pizza Kids 2008 Commercial in Japan features Ash and Dawn, as well as some Pokémon. If you look closly you can see that ash has his hand around Dawn's waist.
* [[High Touch!]]
: The opening is sung by Ash and Dawn. The lyrics show how close their friendship is to each other and their Pokémon. But, mainly to each other.
* ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]''
: While Dawn battled a revived {{p|Aerodactyl}}, Ash is fascinated with {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s new dodging tactic that he asks Dawn to help him practice for his rematch. He then has {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}}, and {{AP|Turtwig}} use them in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched]]'' in his rematch with [[Roark]], again in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]'' in his match against Kenny, and a few other times since, the tactic becoming a regular (if not frequent) feature in Ash's strategy.
[[File:PearlHintDP149.png|thumb|Ash and Dawn close to each other]]
* ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn were in the submarine, they saw a school of {{p|Luvdisc}}. Some PearlShippers consider this a hint because Luvdisc's [[Pokédex]] entry says if two people see a school of Luvdisc, they will be blessed with eternal love (however, there's been long-debated discrepancies about how much the anime and the game are relatable, and should not be taken at face value. Also, {{s|Advance|AdvanceShippers}} have a similar hint from the [[M09|ninth movie]]).

==Movie evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When {{mov|Darkrai|Darkrai|10}} first appears in front of Ash and company, Dawn runs over to Ash's side. Several other scenes feature Dawn reacting to Ash's predicaments: when Ash is about to fall off the tower, Dawn rushes over to save him. When Ash saves her from falling of the platform, Dawn looks at him with a thankful expression on her face and is holding his hand. And when Ash begins to cry, believing he lost Darkrai, Dawn looks at him with a worried expression and begins to cry as well.
* ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
: When Ash tries to defeat Marcus, he has trouble beating {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Bronzong}}. As soon as they both attack Pikachu, Dawn and her Piplup protect Ash and Pikachu, and help him fight. During this time, Brock is not with Dawn and Ash but with [[Sheena]] and [[Damos]].

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When both Ash and Dawn are falling off the tower together, Ash holds Dawn tight so that she doesn't leave him.

===Other movie hints===
Movie Posters
* Throughout most promotional posters of Diamond & Pearl movies, Brock seemed to be excluded, leaving only Ash and Dawn in them.

==Similarities==
* Both Dawn and Ash saw a [[legendary Pokémon]] at the beginning of their journeys (Ash saw {{an|Ho-Oh}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' and Dawn saw {{p|Mesprit}} in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'').
** They have both seen a [[Lake guardians|lake guardian]]: Dawn and Mesprit in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'', and Ash and {{p|Azelf}} in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' (eventually, Brock saw {{p|Uxie}} as well).
* Neither of Ash or Dawn's fathers have ever been acknowledged on-screen in the anime. They also are only children with no siblings.
[[Image:Pearlshipping.png|thumb|right|Scene from ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'']]
* They both have childhood [[rival]]s: Ash's is [[Gary Oak]] and Dawn's is {{si|Kenny}}.
* The rivals of their {{ga|Red|game}} {{ga|Dawn|counterparts}} ({{Gary}} and {{an|Barry}}) have appeared in the anime instead of making a cameo, as {{ga|Silver}} and {{ga|Brendan}} have.
* He first participated in an official Contest at the same time as Dawn.
* They are the only main characters that have battled members of the [[Elite Four]].
* Just like Ash's Pikachu, [[Dawn's Piplup]] wasn't ready to obey her when they first met. Eventually, they became friends.
** Pikachu saved Ash from {{p|Spearow}} in the beginning of his journey while Piplup saved Dawn from {{p|Ariados}}.
** Both Dawn and Ash's first Pokémon have refused to evolve.
** Both of their {{Pkmn2|starter}}s were able to defeat their evolved forms: {{AP|Pikachu}} beat [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} and [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}}, while {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} beat {{si|Kenny}}'s {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}}.
** As of ''[[DP060|Journey To The Unown!]]'', [[Dawn's Piplup]] seems to have become an "out of the ball" Pokémon, as it rarely stays inside its [[Poké Ball]] anymore, and is often seen being carried around by Dawn just as Ash carries around Pikachu on his shoulder.
[[Image:Dominos Ad Nov08.jpg|thumb|right|Scene from a 2008 Domino's Pizza commercial]]
* Both Ash and Dawn have owned Pokémon that refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}} and {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}).
** Both also have a Pokémon they caught in its earliest form, which began to disobey them after evolving once, and then evolved again rather quickly. Eventually, both Pokémon started obeying their Trainers (however, it took [[Ash's Charizard]] longer to obey than [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]).
* They both released the second Pokémon they caught: Ash released {{AP|Pidgeot}} and Dawn released {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. However, Dawn recaptured Pachirisu and Ash said he would come back for Pidgeot (though he has yet to do so).
* Dawn is the only main character in the series, aside from Ash, who owns an {{t|Electric}} Pokémon.
* Ash and Dawn are the only main characters to trade Pokémon with each other: Ash's {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}} for Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}}.
* In ''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]'', Pachirisu becomes ill from having too much electricity, which also happened to Ash's Pikachu between ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'' and ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]''.
* Just like [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Dawn's Piplup]] stopped evolving in the middle of the evolution process.
* Both own a {{p|Cyndaquil}}.
* Both released a fully evolved Pokémon from their current team for training during the the ''Diamond and Pearl'' saga.
** Both are part of a two-evolution family and their base forms relate to Generation II.
* In ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'', Dawn rented an affectionate {{p|Grimer}} whose behavior is similar to that of [[Ash's Muk]].
* Both Ash and Dawn have a parent that is their role model: Ash wants to be a Pokémon master like his dad and Dawn wants to be a top Coordinator like her mom.

==Notable PearlShippers==
* {{an|Lyra}}
* {{an|Brock}}

==Alternate names==
* '''AADL''', occasionally used, standing for '''A'''sh '''A'''nd '''D'''awn '''L'''ove.
* '''ShinouShipping'''; please note that this name conflicts with {{s|Fortune}}, the pairing of {{ga|Lucas}} and {{ga|Dawn}} in the games, also referred to as ShinouShipping.
* '''Sakari''', also occasionally seen, a name taken from '''Sa'''toshi and Hi'''kari'''.
*'''SatoHika''' which is taken from '''Sato'''shi and '''Hika'''ri.

==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=17204 PearlShipping General Discussion]

==External links==
* [http://fan.akuseru.org/sakari/ The fanlisting for PearlShipping]

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[[Image:Dawncheer.jpg|thumb|Dawn in the cheerleading outfit she wore to cheer for Ash]]
'''PearlShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトヒカ''' ''SatoHika'') is the name of the pairing between [[Ash Ketchum]] and his newest traveling {{ashfr|companion}}, {{an|Dawn}}, from the [[Pokémon anime]]. This [[shipping|Ship]] is among the more popular anime-based Shippings, along with {{s|Poké}}, {{s|Advance}}, and {{s|Contest}}. The name itself was coined from the belief Dawn's [[Dawn (game)|game persona]] would be linked to the {{ga|Barry|Pearl}} name upon {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}'s release, as was the case for {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, before much was known of either the anime saga or Dawn's character.

==Anime evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[DP004|Dawn of a New Era!]]''
: Dawn feels Ash does not respect or acknowledge her, and both argue with each other throughout most of the episode. She challenges [[Nando]] to a battle, hoping to make Ash realize how good she is as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. In the end, after Nando manages to explain to them that there is no reason to argue, both apologize to one another and exchange a few very sentimental words, strengthening their new friendship.
* ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]''
: Dawn is having a bad hair day and has her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} fix her hair. Before fixing her hair, she refuses to let Ash see her for fear of having him judge her, or that she is simply being self-conscious. Afterward, she asks Ash if he would like his done, too.
* ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]''
: Dawn comments on how awesome Ash looks when making his appeal in the {{ci|Jubilife}} Contest.
* ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''
: Dawn dons a cheerleading outfit, and she and her Pokémon began cheering and dancing for Ash to win and thus giving him the confidence to earn his first [[Badge|gym badge]] in Sinnoh. Neither [[Misty]] nor {{an|May}} ever went to such lengths in any of Ash's battles; they usually sat on the side lines discussing if he would win, though they did plain-out cheer for him.
* ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''
: Dawn sees Ash going off to train his Pokemon and follows for reasons unknown. In a later scene Dawn is inspired by Ash's training to do the same, but then starts crying about her recent Contest failure. When Ash approached her, she didn't want him to worry about it and played along with his assumption that she had dirt in her eyes. Then Ash says he is hungry and Dawn suggests that they get ice cream so that Ash wouldn't have to worry about her.
* ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]''
: Dawn talks to [[Maylene]] to try to convince her to take up Gym Leading again. Perhaps she does this because she can relate to it with her contest failures, but near the end of the conversation she admits she wonders if her Contests are holding Ash back, showing that she cares about his dreams almost more than her own.

* [[DP069|''Enter Galactic!'']]
: Ash claims the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This causes Dawn to blush and she says, "Well, lets just say that I was going to do anything I could to see an awesome Gym Battle between Ash and Maylene!"
* ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]''
: At the start of the episode, Dawn comments on how Ash does very well in training his Pokémon and even saying: "Ash is incredible!" Also, when Contest Master [[Wallace]] mentions the importance of the love between the Trainers and their Pokémon, Dawn agrees and lookes at Ash, as if she just realized something that involves Ash. Ash looks back at Dawn and stares at her in confusion.
* ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]''
: Dawn is proud of Ash because he and Buizel were able to pull off the {{m|Aqua Jet}}-{{m|Ice Beam}} combo that Dawn attempted to perform with Buizel in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'' (named [[Ice Aqua Jet]]), turning the opponent's {{m|Ice Beam}} against it.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: When Ash runs into [[Crasher Wake]] and falls to the ground, Dawn is concerned over Ash's well-being. In another scene, Dawn is so frightened by the appearance of the Croagunk, she hid behind Ash and held onto him.
* ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''
: Dawn becomes worried that Ash's plan to get past the {{p|Psyduck}} would fail and that Ash would end up hurt.
* ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]''
: When Brock finishes packing, and tells Dawn that they're ready to go, she immediately volunteers to go and get Ash. Also, after that, Brock is seen with Happiny, saying that they'd be better off waiting around in the Pokémon Center until Ash and Dawn are done training.
* ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]''
: When Byron's Gym assistant says that [[Byron]] has the upper hand during Ash's gym battle, Dawn gets angry and says, "I am telling you you're wrong! Ash is going to win it for sure!" showing the confidence she has that he will win.
* ''[[DP113|Hold The Phione!]]''
: When Ash asks Dawn what Pokémon she would be using in the upcoming Pokémon Contest, Dawn winks at him and says, "Well who do you ''think'' I would use?"
* ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''
: Dawn stated that she wanted to enter {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} in the {{to|Sandalstraw}} Contest so it could win it for both her and Ash.
*''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Ash is feeling upset when all his Pokémon are badly injured he runs off, and Dawn tries to follow him, but is stopped by Brock. So in order to cheer up Ash after his confidence goes down, Dawn puts on a show for him. Ash didn't know why Dawn was doing the show at first, but Nurse Joy whispered to him that she was doing it to make him and his Pokémon feel better.
*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
: When Ash, Dawn, Brock, [[Khoury]], and {{an|Lyra}} are trapped in a room at the [[Valley Windworks]], Lyra asks Dawn if Ash is her boyfriend. She quickly denies it, bewildered at the question. Lyra goes on, while trapped, about Ash's apparent strong points, putting Ash in a light Dawn likely hadn't seen before.
*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
: After Ash falls into a Trapinch's {{a|Arena Trap}}, Dawn gets so worried about him that she starts to argue with him. While they were arguing, Lyra thinks to herself how nice it is that both Ash and Dawn care about each other so much. Also, Dawn gets startled when Lyra talks about Khoury being her boyfriend.

* [[DP177]]
: After the conclusion of the Grand Festival, Zoey asks Dawn if she can join her back to Snowpoint City. She declines, saying she has something to do. After that, Zoey assumes that Dawn will be cheering Ash on for his upcoming battles, which she confirms.

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[DP018|O'er The Rampardos We Watched]]''
: Dawn is dressed in a cheerleading outfit to cheer Ash on. When she starts cheering with her Pokémon, Ash notices this and said, "Geez, thanks Dawn." As he said this, he had a big grin on his face.
* ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]''
: Ash calms her nerves after she had made what she thought was a bad appeal, and even used her frequent catchphrase, "''No need to worry!''" (Japanese: "''Daijōbu!''") to console her and gave her a caring and loving look.
* ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]''
: Ash signs Dawn up in the {{ci|Hearthome}} [[Tag Battle Tournament]] to cheer her up after her recent Contest loss. When he tells her, she is against it because she thought she wouldn't do well, but Ash claims he thinks she would do great. He also tells her to try her best. When she agrees, he raises his hand with a big grin on his face to give her a high five.
* ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''
: Ash is deeply saddened when Dawn lost in the appeal round for the second time. After the loss, "[[Jessie|Jessalina]]" walks up to her and tells her to leave. Dawn tells "Jessalina" she wants to stay. The camera then turns to her slightly shaking fist. The camera then shoots over to Ash's face. The brown in his eyes can be seen, and this usually only happens when Ash is very upset. He then lowers his head, and hides his eyes behind his hat.
* ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''
: Ash said the reason he won his new badge from [[Maylene]] was because of all the training Dawn did with {{AP|Buizel}} when it was still hers. This caused Dawn to blush and she said, "Thanks, but it was all worth it to see an amazing battle between you and Maylene, Ash." This made Ash smile widely at her.
* ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]''
: During the Croagunk Festival, Ash asks Dawn to dance.
* ''[[DP084|Hungry for the Good Life!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn climb onto Team Rocket's [[Team Rocket's mechas|robot]], he falls off and screams her name twice, once while he fell and again when he lost sight of her.
* ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''
: Dawn makes a comment about how Ash should treat his Pokémon like {{Gary}} does and Ash becomes furious. Some PearlShippers consider that to be jealousy of Dawn's supposed feelings for Gary.
* ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]''
: When Dawn becomes frustrated with designing her outfits for the collection, Ash comments on how all her designs are amazing and she should do her best.
* ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''
: When Brock comments on how great [[Conway]] is with his {{p|Venonat}}, Ash begins to get worried and yells, "'Kay Dawn, hang in there!" Later, Ash was extremely happy that Dawn won the prize for being closest to her [[Pokémon]].
* ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]''
: Ash saves Dawn by putting his arm around her waist and pushing her to safety, protecting her from her {{TP|Dawn|Piloswine}} after it went charging at her for more Poffins.
* ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''
: When [[Ursula]] insults Dawn, Dawn becomes mad but as soon as she is about to say something to Ursula as she leaves, Ash yells at her telling her that Dawn is a much better Coordinator and Trainer than she is.
* ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''
: As soon as Ash found out that Dawn fell in the river, he became extremely worried about her and continued to be concerned about her until he found Dawn again. Meanwhile, {{an|Brock}} didn't show nearly as much concern as Ash did.
* ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
: When Dawn puts on a show for Ash and his Pokémon, Ash does not know why, so Nurse Joy tells him that it is to cheer up him and all his Pokémon. When she tells him this, he gives Dawn a weird look as if to say, "Is this true?" Dawn gives him a smile and a wink, saying yes and starts the show. As the show progresses, Ash and his Pokémon are enjoying themselves very much.
* ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
: When Lyra invites Dawn up for a battle with her {{p|Chikorita}}, Ash yells, "Yeah, go Dawn!" and pushes her by the shoulder up on the podium.
* ''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
:During this episode Lyra is trying to make Dawn and Khoury a couple; she does this by staying close to Ash the entire episode. However, when the gang is in the cave, Ash and the others get separated by a flock of {{p|Zubat}}. When this happened, Dawn was seen by herself scared and alone with her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. Soon after, Ash is seen running up to Dawn to save her and calling out her name.
* ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''
: Throughout the episode, Ash continually states Dawn is awesome and "number one."
* ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]''
: In this episode, Ash is seen giving Dawn many kind gestures. First, when Dawn fainted, Ash gives her some warm milk to make her feel better. Here Ash tells her how worried he was about her. His kind words touch Dawn and she thinks that he is being really sweet to her. Second, during the contest, Brock was worried that Dawn's performance wouldn't go to well, but Ash tells him that he believes in Dawn. Finally, after the first round of the contest, Ash runs into the contestant area (Brock behind) and tells her that she was awesome and that her Pokemon were a great pair. These words touch Dawn again and they high five. At the end of the episode, [[Ursula]] comments on how close Ash and Dawn are together.

===Other hints===
[[Image:HighfiveDP.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Ash and Dawn high-fiving]]
* Ash and Dawn are often seen exchanging high fives whenever one of them accomplishes something, which might possibly portray a deep friendship, as Ash has rarely ever given a high five to anyone else on the show.
*[[Dawn's Buneary]] has {{s|Lagomorph|a crush}} on [[Ash's Pikachu]]. This could be a sign that Dawn may have a crush on Ash, since [[Professor Oak]] and [[Brock]] have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. It is to be pointed out that Buneary developed this crush ''before'' Dawn caught it. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
* So far, Ash has watched all of Dawn's Contests. He did not do this with May because he would sometimes be training his Pokémon instead of watching her.
* Dawn is the source of some of the moves and strategies used in battle by Ash, which include [[Ash's Buizel|Ice Aqua Jet]] & [[Dawn's Piplup|Spin]]. Ash watching Dawn's Contest may (in part) be so he can learn new things to apply in battle.
[[Image:Promo PokemonMovie11.JPG|thumb|100px|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster]]
* One of the movie posters for ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' depicts Pikachu and Piplup sitting on Ash's and Dawn's heads, respectively. Some fans have pointed out that the distance portrayed between Dawn and Ash is very small. However, other fans point out how Ash's hair, which can usually be seen from the sides of his hat, is not present. This may mean the Trainers are not really wearing their hats.
* A Domino's Pizza Kids 2008 Commercial in Japan features Ash and Dawn, as well as some Pokémon.
* [[High Touch!]]
: The opening is sung by Ash and Dawn. The lyrics show how close their friendship is to each other and their Pokémon. But, mainly to each other.
* ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]''
: While Dawn battled a revived {{p|Aerodactyl}}, Ash is fascinated with {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s new dodging tactic that he asks Dawn to help him practice for his rematch. He then has {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}}, and {{AP|Turtwig}} use them in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched]]'' in his rematch with [[Roark]], again in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]'' in his match against Kenny, and a few other times since, the tactic becoming a regular (if not frequent) feature in Ash's strategy.
[[File:PearlHintDP149.png|thumb|Ash and Dawn close to each other]]
* ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''
: When Ash and Dawn were in the submarine, they saw a school of {{p|Luvdisc}}. Some PearlShippers consider this a hint because Luvdisc's [[Pokédex]] entry says if two people see a school of Luvdisc, they will be blessed with eternal love (however, there's been long-debated discrepancies about how much the anime and the game are relatable, and should not be taken at face value. Also, {{s|Advance|AdvanceShippers}} have a similar hint from the [[M09|ninth movie]]).

==Movie evidence==
===Dawn's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When {{mov|Darkrai|Darkrai|10}} first appears in front of Ash and company, Dawn runs over to Ash's side. Several other scenes feature Dawn reacting to Ash's predicaments: when Ash is about to fall off the tower, Dawn rushes over to save him. When Ash saves her from falling of the platform, Dawn looks at him with a thankful expression on her face and is holding his hand. And when Ash begins to cry, believing he lost Darkrai, Dawn looks at him with a worried expression and begins to cry as well.
* ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
: When Ash tries to defeat Marcus, he has trouble beating {{p|Heatran}} and {{p|Bronzong}}. As soon as they both attack Pikachu, Dawn and her Piplup protect Ash and Pikachu, and help him fight. During this time, Brock is not with Dawn and Ash but with [[Sheena]] and [[Damos]].

===Ash's hints===
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
: When both Ash and Dawn are falling off the tower together, Ash holds Dawn tight so that she doesn't leave him.

===Other movie hints===
Movie Posters
* Throughout most promotional posters of Diamond & Pearl movies, Brock seemed to be excluded, leaving only Ash and Dawn in them.

==Similarities==
* Both Dawn and Ash saw a [[legendary Pokémon]] at the beginning of their journeys (Ash saw {{an|Ho-Oh}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' and Dawn saw {{p|Mesprit}} in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'').
** They have both seen a [[Lake guardians|lake guardian]]: Dawn and Mesprit in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'', and Ash and {{p|Azelf}} in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' (eventually, Brock saw {{p|Uxie}} as well).
* Neither of Ash or Dawn's fathers have ever been acknowledged on-screen in the anime. They also are only children with no siblings.
[[Image:Pearlshipping.png|thumb|right|Scene from ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'']]
* They both have childhood [[rival]]s: Ash's is [[Gary Oak]] and Dawn's is {{si|Kenny}}.
* The rivals of their {{ga|Red|game}} {{ga|Dawn|counterparts}} ({{Gary}} and {{an|Barry}}) have appeared in the anime instead of making a cameo, as {{ga|Silver}} and {{ga|Brendan}} have.
* He first participated in an official Contest at the same time as Dawn.
* They are the only main characters that have battled members of the [[Elite Four]].
* Just like Ash's Pikachu, [[Dawn's Piplup]] wasn't ready to obey her when they first met. Eventually, they became friends.
** Pikachu saved Ash from {{p|Spearow}} in the beginning of his journey while Piplup saved Dawn from {{p|Ariados}}.
** Both Dawn and Ash's first Pokémon have refused to evolve.
** Both of their {{Pkmn2|starter}}s were able to defeat their evolved forms: {{AP|Pikachu}} beat [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} and [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}}, while {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} beat {{si|Kenny}}'s {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}}.
** As of ''[[DP060|Journey To The Unown!]]'', [[Dawn's Piplup]] seems to have become an "out of the ball" Pokémon, as it rarely stays inside its [[Poké Ball]] anymore, and is often seen being carried around by Dawn just as Ash carries around Pikachu on his shoulder.
[[Image:Dominos Ad Nov08.jpg|thumb|right|Scene from a 2008 Domino's Pizza commercial]]
* Both Ash and Dawn have owned Pokémon that refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}} and {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}).
** Both also have a Pokémon they caught in its earliest form, which began to disobey them after evolving once, and then evolved again rather quickly. Eventually, both Pokémon started obeying their Trainers (however, it took [[Ash's Charizard]] longer to obey than [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]).
* They both released the second Pokémon they caught: Ash released {{AP|Pidgeot}} and Dawn released {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. However, Dawn recaptured Pachirisu and Ash said he would come back for Pidgeot (though he has yet to do so).
* Dawn is the only main character in the series, aside from Ash, who owns an {{t|Electric}} Pokémon.
* Ash and Dawn are the only main characters to trade Pokémon with each other: Ash's {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}} for Dawn's {{AP|Buizel}}.
* In ''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]'', Pachirisu becomes ill from having too much electricity, which also happened to Ash's Pikachu between ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'' and ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]''.
* Just like [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Dawn's Piplup]] stopped evolving in the middle of the evolution process.
* Both own a {{p|Cyndaquil}}.
* Both released a fully evolved Pokémon from their current team for training during the the ''Diamond and Pearl'' saga.
** Both are part of a two-evolution family and their base forms relate to Generation II.
* In ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'', Dawn rented an affectionate {{p|Grimer}} whose behavior is similar to that of [[Ash's Muk]].
* Both Ash and Dawn have a parent that is their role model: Ash wants to be a Pokémon master like his dad and Dawn wants to be a top Coordinator like her mom.

==Notable PearlShippers==
* {{an|Lyra}}
* {{an|Brock}}

==Alternate names==
* '''AADL''', occasionally used, standing for '''A'''sh '''A'''nd '''D'''awn '''L'''ove.
* '''ShinouShipping'''; please note that this name conflicts with {{s|Fortune}}, the pairing of {{ga|Lucas}} and {{ga|Dawn}} in the games, also referred to as ShinouShipping.
* '''Sakari''', also occasionally seen, a name taken from '''Sa'''toshi and Hi'''kari'''.
*'''SatoHika''' which is taken from '''Sato'''shi and '''Hika'''ri.

==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=17204 PearlShipping General Discussion]

==External links==
* [http://fan.akuseru.org/sakari/ The fanlisting for PearlShipping]

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ContestShipping

2010-07-20T21:09:32Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

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[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her.

: While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.
[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.
: Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

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2010-07-20T21:01:22Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Notable ContestShippers */

{{ship}}
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[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her.

: While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.
[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Max]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

ContestShipping

2010-07-20T20:59:13Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

{{ship}}
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[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her.

: While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.
[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]

ContestShipping

2010-07-20T20:58:05Z

Diamond-Contestshipper: /* Evidence */

{{ship}}
----
[[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|220px|thumb|May and Drew]]
'''ContestShipping''' (Japanese: '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'') is the name given to the {{an|May}} and [[Drew]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.

The pair first met in [[Slateport City]] during ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]'', where Drew became May's version of {{Gary}} in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'' that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, it fell short of bluntly revealing any feelings, left merely as strongly implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh. Ultimately, as canon as supporters feel it is, its opposers feel there remains a gap just wide enough for argument in favor of its Ship rival, {{s|Advance}}, and continue the debate between the two.

==Evidence==
* ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
: In Drew's first episode Drew seemed to like her from the moment he saw her because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it. Also he seemed very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

* ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
: Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your {{TP|May|Beautifly}}! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."

* ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
: After May's Beautifly performs its failed {{m|Gust}} and {{m|String Shot}} combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
: Upon receiving her first ribbon from the {{ci|Fallarbor}} Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very specail feelings for May.
[[Image:Drew AG121.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|Drew watching out for May in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]'']]

* ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]''
: One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynauts' little "party", the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

* ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
: Amidst May and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him.

: While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.

* ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
: While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

* ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
: When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next [[Grand Festival]]. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her.

: While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.
[[Image:May101.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May after being gifted a rose by Drew]]
* ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
: At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from Drew via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another {{pkmn|Contest}} where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

* ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
: May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

* ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
: It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarrassed and blushes when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

: Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

: After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

: [[Jessie]] observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

: At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
[[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May blushes as she stares after Drew while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'']]

* ''[[AG175|Going for Choke]]''
: When {{Ash}}, [[Brock]] and [[Max]] fly away with [[Team Rocket]]'s Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on.
: Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.
: When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

* ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
: May meets [[Solidad]], one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. ''You'' and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

* ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]''
: At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

* ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
: When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly.
:Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

==Notable ContestShippers==
* [[Harley]]
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Drew's Roselia]]

==Alternate Names==
* '''シュウハル''' ''ShuHaru'' - the Japanese name of the ship.
* '''DAML''' - stands for '''D'''rew '''A'''nd '''M'''ay '''L'''ove.

{{Project Shipping notice}}
[[Category:Shipping|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Anime ships|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with May|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Ships with Drew|{{PAGENAME}}]]